Maurice Sendak

With just 27 words, the inimitable Ruth Krauss created a charming little universe. Now Maurice Sendak has turned her bears into a troupe of players in a slapstick comedy starring a familiar boy in a wolf suit.

More advice on proper behavior in a variety of social situations.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.

Facing trouble at home with his father gone and his mother and sister uninterested in him, Max runs away from home during an argument only to end up in the island of the Wild Things. Soon Max becomes the king of the island. But things get complicated when Max realizes his subjects want as much from him as he wants from them.

A collection of rhymes and riddles traditionally passed on orally from child to child.

Scenario and songs featuring Rosie and her neighborhood friends in Brooklyn who spend the day pretending to make a movie.

Little Bear spends a day with Grandmother and Grandfather Bear and has so much fun he falls fast asleep.

When Max is sent to bed without supper, he sails off to a world inhabited by weird creatures. Mickey is awakened by noises in the night. Alligators dance and sing through the alphabet. Counting forwards and backwards has never been so much fun. Pierre doesn't care about anything until he meets a hungry lion. Chicken soup with rice can be enjoyed all year long while learning the months.

Because of her hateful pride, the king gives his daughter in marriage to the first beggar who comes to the door.