My Brother's Book Contributor(s): Sendak, Maurice (Author), Sendak, Maurice (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0062234897 ISBN-13: 9780062234896 Publisher: HarperCollins
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Family & Relationships | Siblings |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2012942549 |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Lexile Measure: 840 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.5" W x 9.25" L (0.50 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Library Journal 09/01/2012 pg. 79 Publishers Weekly 11/19/2012 pg. 54 Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2012 Booklist 12/01/2012 pg. 52 School Library Journal 01/01/2013 pg. 134 Entertainment Weekly 02/08/2013 pg. 79 Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2013 - Recommended - Hard To Beat New York Times Book Review 11/10/2013 pg. 30 PW Best Children's Books 11/11/2013 pg. 30 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 158592 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Fifty years after Where the Wild Things Are was published comes the last book Maurice Sendak completed before his death in May 2012, My Brother's Book. With influences from Shakespeare and William Blake, Sendak pays homage to his late brother, Jack, whom he credited for his passion for writing and drawing. Pairing Sendak's poignant poetry with his exquisite and dramatic artwork, this book redefines what mature readers expect from Maurice Sendak while continuing the lasting legacy he created over his long, illustrious career. Sendak's tribute to his brother is an expression of both grief and love and will resonate with his lifelong fans who may have read his children's books and will be ecstatic to discover something for them now. Pulitzer Prize-winning literary critic and Shakespearean scholar Stephen Greenblatt contributes a moving introduction. |
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. 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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