Tag: Maurice Sendak

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

Goodnight Moon

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

The New Kid on the Block

Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More

Amelia Bedelia

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

Jackie French

I write for kids because each book builds kids’ intelligence. It’s muscle-building for the brain. More

Jackie French

Little Bear

The very first I Can Read! book has sold more than one million copies. More

The Diary of a Wombat

Genesis of a picture book franchise that has sold more than half a million copies globally. More

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

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

Stuart Little

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

The Graveyard Book

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

Katherine Paterson

I read because I want more than one life, and books give me a limitless number of lives—lives that are different from the one I was born into. More

Katherine Paterson

A Light in the Attic

Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More

The Giving Tree

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

The Muddleheaded Wombat

First introduced on ABC Radio, Muddleheaded Wombat is one of Australia’s most adored children’s book characters. More

The Boy in the Dress

The sharp and funny first novel for children from bestselling publishing phenomenon David Walliams. 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

Robin Preiss Glasser

Robin Preiss Glasser

Jane O’Connor

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

Jane O’Connor

Letter from Katharine White (E. B. White’s wife) regarding Stuart Little’s illustrations

This letter from E. B. White’s wife, Katharine White, to Ursula Nordstrom, head of the U.S. Harper Children’s division, expresses her husband’s excitement... More

The Carrot Seed

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

Little House on the Prairie

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

The History of HarperCollins Children’s Books in the U.S.

The Department of Books for Boys and Girls at Harper was established in the U.S. in 1926. More

Jenna Bush Hager

I read because it’s in my DNA. More

Jenna Bush Hager

Michael Bond

I was brought up in a house where books were an essential part of the furnishings. More

Michael Bond

Kitten’s First Full Moon

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