Some Swell Pup; or, Are You Sure You Want a Dog?

Maurice Sendak; Matthew Margolis

ISBN 10: 0374371342 / ISBN 13: 9780374371340

Published by Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1976

About this Item

Hardcover, with dust jacket, in Good + condition, retired school library copy with usual markings, jacket is protected by clear plastic covering, very little sign of use or wear, straight spine, good binding, pages look nice,

Seller Inventory # 076561

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Some Swell Pup; or, Are You Sure You Want a Dog?
• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374371342
• ISBN 13: 9780374371340
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

The wild and willful behavior of their new puppy drives a boy and a girl to anger, frustration, and near-despair before they learn how to handle the puppy and its natural ways

About the Author

Maurice Sendak was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began by illustrating other authors' books for children, but the first book that he both wrote and illustrated was Kenny's Window, published in 1956. In his lifetime, he illustrated over 80 books, and received many awards, including the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. In 1970 he was the first American to win the Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator's Medal. He passed away in May 2012.