Maurice Sendak
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Formats
Description
During a fight at home, young Max flees and runs away into the woods. He finds a boat there, jumps in, and ends up on the open sea, destination unknown. He lands on the island of the Wild Things, and soon he becomes their king. But things get complicated when Max realizes that the Wild Things want as much from him as he wants from them.
7) Nutcracker
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Edition
1st ed.
Description
After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and changes him into a handsome prince.
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Series
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle volume 3
Edition
[1st ed.]
Description
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is back with special cures for the not truthful, the pet forgetter, the fraidy-cat, the destructive child, and the child who continually says, "I can't find it."
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Max has an active imagination, who will throw a fit if others don't go along with what he wants. Following an incident with his sister Claire and her friends, Max throws a tantrum when his mother pays more attention to her boyfriend than to him - runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including...
19) The moon jumpers
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Pub. Date
1989, c1959
Description
Four children play in the moonlight before bedtime on a soft summer night.