I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book - Hardcover
First published in 1947 as I Saw Esau: traditional rhymes of youth, this was Peter and Iona Opie's first collection of children's rhymes - the nonsense, riddles, insults, repartee and games that have the 'oomph and zoom' peculiar to school playgrounds. In 1992 Iona Opie revised the collection and Maurice Sendak illustrated it in his inimitable style to produce this exuberant and, for many, nostalgic book of rhymes.
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About the Author:
Iona and Peter Opie were married in 1943 and worked together for nearly forty years, studying and writing about children’s lore and literature until Peter’s death in 1982. Among their collaborations is The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. Iona Opie lives in England.
Maurice Sendak has created texts and illustrations for more than seventy books, which have sold millions of copies around the world. He has won numerous awards, including a Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award for his body of work. He lives in New England.
Maurice Sendak has created texts and illustrations for more than seventy books, which have sold millions of copies around the world. He has won numerous awards, including a Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award for his body of work. He lives in New England.
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- PublisherWalker Books
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0744521513
- ISBN 13 9780744521511
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
- EditorIona Opie, Peter Opie
- IllustratorMaurice Sendak
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