Where the Wild Things Are
1963 children's picture book by Maurice Sendak / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book written and illustrated by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published in hardcover by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short film in 1973 (with an updated version in 1988); a 1980 opera; and a live-action 2009 feature-film adaptation. The book had sold over 19 million copies worldwide as of 2009, with 10 million of those being in the United States.[3]
Author | Maurice Sendak |
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Illustrator | Maurice Sendak |
Cover artist | Maurice Sendak |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's picture book |
Publisher | Harper & Row |
Publication date | November 13, 1963 [1] |
Media type | Print (wide-format hardcover) |
Pages | 40 |
ISBN | 0-06-025492-0 (25th anniversary ed., 1988) |
OCLC | 225496 |
LC Class | PZ7.S47 Wh[2] |
Sendak won the annual Caldecott Medal from the children's librarians in 1964, recognizing Wild Things as the previous year's "most distinguished American picture book for children".[4] It was voted the number one picture book in a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, not for the first time.[5]