My Brother's Book (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062234896)

Fifty years after Where the Wild Things Are was published comes the last book Maurice Sendak completed before his death in May 2012, My Brother's Book. With influences from Shakespeare and William Blake, Sendak pays homage to his late brother, Jack, whom he credited for his passion for writing and drawing. Pairing Sendak's poignant poetry with his exquisite and dramatic artwork, this book redefines what mature readers expect from Maurice Sendak while continuing the lasting legacy he created over his long, illustrious career. Sendak's tribute to his brother is an expression of both grief and love and will resonate with his lifelong fans who may have read his children's books and will be ecstatic to discover something for them now. Pulitzer Prize-winning literary critic and Shakespearean scholar Stephen Greenblatt contributes a moving introduction.

Author: Maurice Sendak
ISBN-10: 0062234897
ISBN-13: 9780062234896
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 02/05/2013
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.50w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 158592 / My Brother's Book


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/01/2012 pg. 79
Publishers Weekly 11/19/2012 pg. 54
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2012
Booklist 12/01/2012 pg. 52
School Library Journal 01/01/2013 pg. 134
Entertainment Weekly 02/08/2013 pg. 79
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2013 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
New York Times Book Review 11/10/2013 pg. 30
PW Best Children's Books 11/11/2013 pg. 30