Product Description

Continuing a two-year program to bring back twenty-two Maurice Sendak treasures long out of print, our second season of publication highlights one of the most successful author-illustrator pairings of all time. A pioneer of great children's literature, Ruth Krausspublished more than thirty books for children during a career that spanned forty years. Krauss and Sendak collaborated on eight books, and we are delighted to reintroduce four of these gems in brand-new editions, together with a favorite Maurice Sendak picture book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #455078 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12
• Released on: 2001-12-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

Review
"The most charming of Ruth Krauss's books! ...A book to laugh over and love. Recommended for all picture book collections." -- Library Journal

About the Author
Ruth Krauss, a member of the experimental Writer's Laboratory at the Bank Street School in New York City in the 1940s, imaginatively used humor and invented words to create some of the very first books for children that highlighted the child s inner life.She collaborated with some of the greatest illustrators in children s literature, including her husband, Crockett Johnson.

Customer Reviews

My favorite book as a child!
This was my most treasured book when I was a child, and I still love it today. I very happily hung off my bedpost and cried out, "All aboard for bed!" when I was reading this book.

This book is an excellent book for children of all ages, and for adults who would like to smile. I can't express how happy reading this book makes me, even 30 years after I first read it. Lots of happiness and silliness and wonderful sayings to remember. And, "Lovabye is a very good word to know."

things kids wonder about
This is not supposed to be a storybook, it's supposed to be a child's way of looking at things, things they wonder about, you know, why wouldn't you leave the door open and invite the butterflies in for an afternoon? It's lovely and charming. Any adult who has been asked a perfectly good question by a child and can't come up with a perfectly good answer will also appreciate it.

Open House for free Expression!
This was and is one of my favorite books, of childhood and adulthood! As a child I loved the idea of throwing my hat in the air when I was happy and being friendly to the butterflies, by leaving windows open for them to come and go. "Dog-dog" became a part of our household vocabulary and as a budding writier I admired (and copied) the way the author used different font sizes as emphasis for words. I still like that, and think Ruth Krauss was ahead of her time in that regard. Maurice Sendak's illustrations are, of course, delightful. As an adult rereading it, I admit to being taken aback by that one segment the one-star reviewer referred to, where it says "there are some people whose mothers you know you'll hate," but honestly...ain't that the truth?? And that didn't even register in my child-brain. More important a memory was the page describing all the different ways to say "I'm sorry." If you don't like whimsy, don't take this book. It's not meant to be a story. It's a celebration!