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In the Night Kitchen: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner Anniversary Edition
Contributor(s): Sendak, Maurice (Author), Sendak, Maurice (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0060266686 ISBN-13: 9780060266684
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2023
Annotation: Since its publication in 1970, this Caldecott Honor Book has enjoyed a double distinction as one of Sendak's most popular and admired creations, loved by children and praised by critics. One of those rare books whose readership grows greater each year, In the Night Kitchen is destined to "eventually become a classic" (New York Times). Full color. 40.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams

Dewey: E

LCCN: 70105483

Age Level: 4-8

Grade Level: PreK-3

Lexile Measure: 480 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Series: Caldecott Collection

Physical Information: 0.41" H x 8.75" W x 11.24" L (1.06 lbs) 40 pages

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Caldecott Medal, Honor Book, Picture Book, 1971

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 51312
Reading Level: 2.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

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Publisher Description:

From the acclaimed author-artist Maurice Sendak comes a Caldecott Honor-winning tale of a fantastical dream world. This comic fantasy will delight readers of all ages with playful illustrations and an imaginative world only Sendak could create.

In the Night Kitchen is the classic story of Mickey's adventures in the bakers' kitchen as they prepare our morning cake. Milk in the batter Milk in the batter We bake cake and nothing's the matter the bakers sing.

The bakers in the night kitchen need more milk for their batter, but then Mickey falls into the cake They decide to put him in the oven anyway, but Mickey has different plans. He escapes in a plane made of bread dough and helps the bakers find the milk at last.

A celebration of the primal, sensory world of childhood and an affirmation of its imaginative potency, proclaimed Children's Books and Their Creators.

Contributor Bio(s): Sendak, Maurice: -

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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