Sendak's soft pastel illustrations beautifully complement this endearing tale of a little girl's search for a perfect present.
Charlotte Zolotow (Author)
Charlotte Zolotow was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1915. She was a
renowned American author, poet, editor and publisher of many books
for children.
As well as authoring over 60 books for children, she worked as an
editor at HarperCollins and edited many well-known authors such as
Paul Fleischman, Paul Zindel, Mary Rodgers, Robert Lipsyte and
Francesca Lia Block.
She lived in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, where she died, aged
98.
Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)
Maurice Sendak was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began by
illustrating other authors' books for children, but the first book
that he both wrote and illustrated was Kenny's Window, published in
1956. In his lifetime, he illustrated over 80 books, and received
many awards, including the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild
Things Are. In 1970 he was the first American to win the Hans
Christian Andersen Illustrator's Medal. He passed away in May 2012.
A gentle, lyrical story telling how a little girls solves the
problem of what to get for her mother's birthday. A wonderful way
to explore colour, with beautiful illustrations
*Nursery World*
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