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WINNER OF THE 1964 CALDICOTT AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK FOR AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL QUARTER-BOUNT PICTORIAL PAPER-COVERED BOARDS WITH GREY CLOTH SPINE, MULTI-COLOR FLORAL ENDPAPERS. THE BOOK IS ABOUT FINE WITH CLEAN ILLUSTRATIONS ON EXTERIOR BOARDS. THE SECOND ISSUE D.J. IS LIGHT SOILED ON THE FRONT PANEL WITH A 2" CLOSED TEAR AT THE TOP. THE REAR PANEL OF D.J. IS A BIT MORE SOILED WITH THE SPINE EDGES RUBBED. A VERY NICE COPY. VERY GOOD+ IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.

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 in 1973 (with an updated version in 1988), a 1980 opera, and a live-action 2009 feature-film adaptation. The book tells the story of Max, a young boy who dresses up as a wolf and uses his imagination to travel to a wild forest where he meets creatures called Wild Things.