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Title: Outside over There by Maurice Sendak, Jeanyee Wong ISBN: 0-06-025524-2 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pub. Date: 01 April, 1981 Format: Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.89 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.39 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Outstanding Favorite
Comment: I remember the first time I read this book. I was scared out of my wits (I had a new baby sister). I read it over and over agian. This is the perfect fantasy bedime story for any child that can stand to wait for the happy ending, and a joy for parents to read aloud. The art is exquisite (although not as vivid in later publication as from the early eighties). The poetry is pure genious. It makes the perfect gift for a Sendak fan of any age.
Rating: 5
Summary: Magical and deeply appealing
Comment: I can understand why some might hesitate to read this book to young children -- my mother refuses to read it to my girls, who are just-turned-two and almost-five. But my girls, both of them, ADORE this book. It seems to speak to them on some deep level. Sendak knows that we can't shield children from scary things; the best we can do is lie and pretend they don't exist, which undermines their trust in us, since they can sense the lie, and then they *are* scared. Sendak feels we should instead help them learn to deal with big scary things -- the scariest being our own fears, our anger, our mistakes.
My girls are enthralled by Ida's resourcefulness, her bravery, and the consequences of her initial carelessness. They instinctively understand the baby sister's vulnerability, the power of the father's love. They love it when Ida outsmarts the baby-goblins. I urge people not to prejudge this book, but to let your child decide whether he likes it or not. It is very powerful, and very beautiful.
Rating: 5
Summary: one of my childhood favourites
Comment: I came across this book recently at the library where I work, and was delighted by the fond memories it awakened in me. I absolutely adored this book when I was five or six years old. The story and fantastic artwork fascinated me, and I remember admiring Ida's courage very much. I was surprised to see several people labeling this book as too adult for children. I was a rather sheltered child, and was definitely rather neurotic and easily frightened, but I don't recall ever being anything more than pleasantly spooked by this lovely book. Of course, everything is different for each child, but in my opinion, this book is beautifully written and illustrated, a treat for any child or adult.
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Title: In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection) by Maurice Sendak ISBN: 0060266686 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 31 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Higglety Pigglety Pop! : Or There Must Be More to Life (Sendak Reissues) by Maurice Sendak ISBN: 006028479X Publisher: Michael Di Capua Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Nutshell Library (Caldecott Collection) by Maurice Sendak ISBN: 0060255005 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 10 October, 1962 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak ISBN: 0060254920 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 09 November, 1988 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Brundibar by Tony Kushner, Maurice Sendak, Michael di Capua ISBN: 0786809043 Publisher: Michael Di Capua Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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