Kenny's Window - Couverture souple

Sendak, Maurice

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0064432092 ISBN 13 : 9780064432092

Editeur : HarperCollins, 2004

Synopsis

Kenny's Window Kenny wakes up one night remembering the magical garden he's been dreaming about. A rooster gives him seven questions to answer, which stimulates him into awareness and maturity. He realizes that it is not necessary to discard a dream or hope because it cannot be achieved at the moment. Full description

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

In addition to Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak's books include Kenny's Window, Very Far Away, The Sign on Rosie's Door, Nutshell Library (consisting of Chicken Soup with Rice, Alligators All Around, One Was Johnny, and Pierre), Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life, In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy, and Bumble-Ardy.

He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are; the 1970 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration; the 1983 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, given by the American Library Association in recognition of his entire body of work; and a 1996 National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, he received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Kenny dreams of a fabulous land where he would like to live always, and in his search for it discovers many things about himself and about growing up. ‘An unusual, imaginative story . . . in which reality blends with make-believe.’ —SLJ.

1956 Children's Spring Book Festival Honor Book (NY Herald Tribune)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0064432092
• ISBN 13: 9780064432092
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Illustrateur: Sendak Maurice