Tag: Maurice Sendak

1957: The I Can Read! series launches with the publication of Little Bear…

The I Can Read! series launches with the publication of Little Bear, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, and becomes the number one beginning reader series in the United States. More

Kitten’s First Full Moon

Its brief text, large type, and luminescent pictures evoke the classic picture book era; Caldecott Medal winner. More

Judith Kerr

Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. More

Judith Kerr

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Award-winning first book in the If You Give series, which has sold more than 15 million copies. More

Stuart Little

White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More

Harry the Dirty Dog

Classic dog story; childhood favorite that has charmed readers for more than fifty years. More

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Classic children’s story about imagination that has never been out of print. More

Pushing the Boundaries of Children’s Literature

Children’s books explored uncharted territory in the mid-1960s as Harper & Row began to champion boundary-pushing children’s and young adult books. More

1963: Maurice Sendak receives the Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are…

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is published. It is awarded the 1964 Caldecott Medal. More

The Giving Tree

Poignant, game-changing picture book for readers of all ages that has been a favorite for generations. More

Jane O’Connor

I really have no hobbies—nearly all of my leisure time is spent with a good book. More

Jane O’Connor

Kevin Henkes

Kevin Henkes

Becoming Children’s Authors: Sendak, Silverstein And Ursula Nordstrom

Neither Maurice Sendak nor Shel Silverstein started their careers with children’s literature as a focus. More

Little House on the Prairie

Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More

1926: The Department of Books for Boys and Girls is established at Harper & Brothers…

The Department of Books for Boys and Girls is established at Harper & Brothers. More

Amelia Bedelia

The first book featuring the now-classic, hilariously literal-minded character Amelia Bedelia. More

Robin Preiss Glasser

Robin Preiss Glasser

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

The beloved multimillion-copy-selling British picture book no childhood should be without. More

Jenna Bush Hager

I read because it’s in my DNA. More

Jenna Bush Hager

Goodnight Moon

Every child’s must-have bedtime classic; beloved by generations of readers and listeners. More

The Cat in the Hat

This iconic Dr. Seuss book is one of the bestselling children’s books of all time. More

Eric Carle

I read to understand. More

Eric Carle

The Graveyard Book

Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More

Where the Wild Things Are

This winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal changed the face of children’s literature. More

The Carrot Seed

An early classic in children’s literature about perseverance; never out of print. More

Ursula Nordstrom

When Anne Carroll Moore, the powerful and opinionated superintendent of children’s work at the New York Public Library, asked Harper & Brothers editor Ursula Nordstrom why she felt qualified to produce children’s books, Nordstrom said only this: “Well, I am a former child, and I haven’t forgotten a thing.” More

Flat Stanley

This series celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2014 and has sold more than one million copies. More