WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
by Sendak, Maurice [author/illustrator]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 006025520X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060255206
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5.1. 1330873. FP New Rockville Stock.
Synopsis
Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short, a 1980 opera, and, in 2009, a live-action feature film adaptation. According to HarperCollins, the book has sold over 19 million copies worldwide as of 2008.
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Reviews
BEST. BOOK. EVER. I have given a copy to every child in my life (family & friends). The imagination given wings and the safety net of a parent's love. Beautifully naughty, captures the joy of childhood and possibilities.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1330873
- Title
- WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
- Author
- Sendak, Maurice [author/illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 006025520X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060255206
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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