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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060286423

ISBN-139780060286422

eBay Product ID (ePID)21879

Product Key Features

Book TitleHector Protector and As I Went over the Water : Two Nursery Rhymes

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicNursery Rhymes, General

Publication Year2001

IllustratorYes, Sendak, Maurice

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorMaurice Sendak

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight9.7 Oz

Item Length7.4 in

Item Width8.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN65-008256

Reviews"Since Caldecott and Lesley Brooke, nobody has illustrated nursery rhymes this well. These wonderfully funny, charming drawings are just as good as those Mr. Sendak did for Where the Wild Things Are." -- New York Review of Books, Since Caldecott and Lesley Brooke, nobody has illustrated nursery rhymes this well. These wonderfully funny, charming drawings are just as good as those Mr. Sendak did for Where the Wild Things Are.

Grade FromPreschool

Grade ToThird Grade

Dewey Decimal813.56

SynopsisMaurice Sendak brings to the picture book page two favorite Mother Goose rhymes. His beautiful paintings have the aliveness and immediacy of a child's own imaginings. The many admirers of Where the Wild Things Are and The Nutshell Library will recognize in Hector Protector and the seafarer of As I Went Over the Water the same pugnaciousness, love of mischief, and derring-do that characterize Max and Pierre. And they will agree that the beloved Maurice Sendak created a picture book of astounding originality. "For collectors and budding readers alike," proclaimed Publishers Weekly., Maurice Sendak has interpreted these old' Mother Goose rhymes in animated sequences that have the aliveness and immediacy of a child's own imaginings.There is little in these verses to suggest the settings, the characterizations, the unforeseen twists and turns of Mr. Sendak's fantastical picture-stories. They extend the boundaries of the short rhymes and add surprising dimension.The many admirers of "Where the Wild Things Are and "The Nutshell Library will recognize in Hector Protector and the seafarer of "As I Went Over the Water the same pugnaciousness, love of mischief, and derring-do that characterize Max and Pierre. And they will agree that Mr. Sendak has created a true picture book of astounding originality., Maurice Sendak has interpreted these old' Mother Goose rhymes in animated sequences that have the aliveness and immediacy of a child's own imaginings. There is little in these verses to suggest the settings, the characterizations, the unforeseen twists and turns of Mr. Sendak's fantastical picture-stories. They extend the boundaries of the short rhymes and add surprising dimension. The many admirers of Where the Wild Things Are and The Nutshell Library will recognize in Hector Protector and the seafarer of As I Went Over the Water the same pugnaciousness, love of mischief, and derring-do that characterize Max and Pierre. And they will agree that Mr. Sendak has created a true picture book of astounding originality.