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Where the Wild Things Are, 25th Anniversary

Where the Wild Things Are, 25th Anniversary Hardcover - 1964

by Maurice Sendak


About this book

Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short, a 1980 opera, and, in 2009, a live-action feature film adaptation. According to HarperCollins, the book has sold over 19 million copies worldwide as of 2008.

First line

The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another his mother called him "WILD THING!"

First Edition Identification

Where The Wild Things Are was first published by Harper & Row in 1963. First editions have the Library of Congress number 63-21253 on the title page, the codes 40-80 and 1163 to the front flap, and the absence on the rear flap of the mention of the Caldecott Award. 

Details

  • Title Where the Wild Things Are, 25th Anniversary
  • Author Maurice Sendak
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, New York
  • Date January 1964
  • ISBN 9780060255206
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