Synopses & Reviews
Maurice Sendak's beloved
Where the Wild Things Are, winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal, is now available in a newly revised Spanish edition exclusive to Harper Arco Iris. Spanish speakers and listeners will now be able to join Max as he sets sail and becomes king of all Wild Things.
Synopsis
Donde viven los monstruos tiene cincuenta anos de publicacion. Maurice Sendak ganador de la Medalla Caldecott por su libro de imagenes se ha convertido en uno de los libros infantiles mas queridos y aclamados de todos los tiempos. Todo nino debe tener una copia.
Las travesuras llevan a Max a su habitacion castigado y sin cenar. Encerrado entre esas cuatro paredes, imagina un viaje fantastico al pais de los monstruos, donde se convertira en el rey. Un libro para aprender a domar monstruos (en este caso, de lo mas dulces y tiernos).
Este clasico de la literatura infantil es ideal para los primeros lectores, quienes se veran identificados con Max, sus juegos, sus miedos y, su mundo.
Este iconico historia ha inspirado una pelicula, una opera, y la imaginacion de generaciones.
About the Author
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.
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.