Babar and His Children.

Brunhoff, Jean de. [Maurice Sendak]

Editore: Random House, New York, 1968

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First American edition of this charming children's story; from the library of Maurice Sendak, although not marked. Folio, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. In near fine condition. Translated from the French by Merle Haas. Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is often hailed as â the Picasso of childrenâ s books.â He has produced more than 85 books which have populated childrenâ s imaginations for years. For his contributions to childrenâ s literature, Sendak received the third biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration in 1970, one of two inaugural Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards in 2003, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal from the professional childrenâ s librarians in 1983. Jean de Brunhoff wrote The Story of Babar based on a story his wife created for their children. The book enjoyed immediate success upon publication and de Brunhoff went on to publish six more stories in the series before his death in 1937. Babar and His Children tells of the births Babar and Celeste's three children and the predicaments they find themselves in. Codice articolo 147130

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Titolo: Babar and His Children.

Casa editrice: Random House, New York

Data di pubblicazione: 1968

Legatura: Rilegato

Edizione: prima edizione