Outside Over There

A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

by Maurice Sendak

On Sale: 04/22/1981

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Outside Over There

A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

by Maurice Sendak

illustrated by Maurice Sendak

On Sale: 04/22/1981

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National Book Award

ALA Notable Children’s Book

Horn Book Fanfare

American Book Award

Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

Library of Congress Children’s Books

Caldecott Honor Book

New York Times Best Illustrated Book

School Library Journal Best Book

About the Book

With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ida must go outside over there to rescue her baby sister from goblins who steal her to be a goblin's bride.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780060255237
ISBN 10: 0060255234
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: 04/22/1981
Pages: 40
List Price:28.50 CAD
Ages: 4 to 8
BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings

Maurice Sendak

Biography

Maurice Sendak’s books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children’s literature established by the Swedish government.