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When asked, Maurice Sendak insisted that he was not a comics artist, but an illustrator. However, it's hard to not notice comics aspects in works like In the Night Kitchen. The child of the story is depicted floating from panel to panel as he drifts through the fantastic dream world of the bakers' kitchen. Sendak's use of multiple panels and integrated hand-lettered text is an interesting contrast to his more traditional children's books containing single-page illustrations such as his wildly popular Where the Wild Things Are.
About the Author
Maurice Sendak received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. He also received the 1970 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration, the only American ever awarded this international honor; the 1983 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association; and a 1996 National Medal of Arts. In 2003 Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government.
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By Darlene Hall
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am buying it for his 44th birthday....He will be surprised. I loved readng it to him.
The drawings and story are fun and very memorable.
The drawings and story are fun and very memorable.
By Betty L. Dravis
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
This book has survived the test of time and is one of the favorites of my grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A highly unique concept of a boy who has a 'dream' experience in the night kitchen of a baker! Yummy dessert delights as well as a feast for the eyes ... the illustrations are out of this world ... and a feast for the ears ... the chantable text is delightful! Highly recommended for kids of all ages.
Reviewer: Betty Dravis, author of TOONIES INVADE SILICON VALLEY
Format:Hardcover
Mickey is a fantastic throwback to the lovely lovely adventures of Little Nemo In Slumberland, an illustrated comic in American newspapers during the early 20th century. Like Little Nemo, Mickey's adventures drift from panel to panel in a dreamlike trance. The cooks who look like Oliver Hardy always struck me as the best part of the book; as well as Mickey floating in the giant bottle of milk as his little dough plane disintegrates.
Why do people find this book controversial? They are the same people who fear and have stifled the powers of their own imaginations. We have all had strange dreams like this, and Sendak has beautifully captured those sleepy moments. Why are they bothered by Mickey's state of undress? Who cares?
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This is a wonderful book!!
My mother read this book to my sisters and I many times when we were children. I still love it! I have bought it for all of my friends who have children. Read more
Published on July 7 2004
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Neat story and great illustrations
I bought this book for my yet to be born child because my husband and I love cooking and we liked "Where the Wild Things Are". Read more
Published on Jun 22 2004
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In The Night Kitchen
It continues to amaze me how much of my childhood I can't remember. All the lesson I've learned from my parents were taking in, whether I truly listened was a different issue... Read more
Published on Mar 11 2004 by Samantha Rochester
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I liked it
I remember reading this book as a child and I have to say that I was neither disturbed by the nudity nor frightened by anything in the book. Read more
Published on Feb 4 2004 by Tov
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My son loves this book
My son is twenty now, but I can still recite this book because I read it to him so many times when he was small. Read more
Published on Jan 24 2004
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Fantastic dreamworld
I am truly surprised at some of the negative reviews regarding this book. My three year old daughter and I both reach for this as a favorite nighttime read. Read more
Published on Dec 11 2003 by "tnik"
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One man's meat is another's poison
I got this book because I thought my 16-month-old was having nightmares and I'd read this was a good book to explain what dreams are to little children. Read more
Published on Aug 19 2003 by Leeser
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Classic good literature for children
My three year old son has heard this story at least once a week since he was born. He is not tired of it yet. Neither am I. Read more
Published on Aug 14 2003 by Joy Scri
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Classic good literature for children
My three year old son has heard this story at least once a week since he was born. He is not tired of it yet. Neither am I. Read more
Published on Aug 14 2003 by Joy Scri
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Mickeys nude and proud! yahhh!
laaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Ooooooooooh.....Moma and Popa are sleeping and mickeys nude and bare yah! He's falling without his moma and popa knowing! ooh! that's not good! Read more
Published on Jun 16 2003 by Howard kazer
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