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23 maj 2023 · Where the Wild Things Are is number one on BBC Culture's poll of the greatest children's books. Imogen Carter explores its appeal.
The title of this book, which is set in the 1930s Harlem of the artist's childhood, refers to the tar-covered tenement rooftops where neighborhood residents traditionally gathered in search of relief from the summer heat.
Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book written and illustrated by American author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, originally published in hardcover by Harper & Row.
Tar Beach, written and illustrated by Faith Ringgold, is a children's picture book published by Crown Publishers, Inc., 1991. Tar Beach, Ringgold's first book, was a Caldecott Honor Book for 1992.
In Where the Wild Things Are, the forest of fairy tales becomes a persuasive metaphor for the dreaming unconscious, the place where demons can be faced down and life's balance ultimately restored. Click on image to enlarge. Interior page of Where the Wild Things Are. By Maurice Sendak, Hamish Hamilton, 1963. ← Charlotte's Web. Rapunzel →.
18 lut 2014 · TAR BEACH, by Faith Ringgold, is a beautiful picture book with imaginative illustrations. The story is told from the point of view of eight-year-old Cassie Louise Lightfoot. During the summer Cassie and her family play at the “tar beach,” which is the rooftop of the apartment building where she lives in Harlem.
Where the Wild Things Are. Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal for the Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year. The original pictures have never before been as faithfully reproduced as they are in this new edition. Maurice Sendak enthusiastically approved this remastered rendition of his art.
