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Fans of Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Medal-winning Where the Wild Things Are will love Very Far Away--now back in print!
First published in 1957, Very Far Away is the second book Sendak both wrote and illustrated.
A young boy with a new baby sibling must learn to cope with his mother's sudden lack of attention, so he sets off to find "very far away."
The Chicago Sunday Tribune praised Very Far Away, saying, "Maurice Sendak's new picture story has all the charm and originality of his other work--plus an extra dash of humor and sense of kinship with small boys."
First published in 1957 and now back in print, Very Far Away is Maurice Sendak at his early best.
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About the Author:
Maurice Sendak's children's books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government.
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2024
- ISBN 10 0062644955
- ISBN 13 9780062644954
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages56
- IllustratorSendak Maurice
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