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In the Night Kitchen [Hardcover]

Maurice Sendak
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (158 customer reviews)

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Book Description

January 1, 2010 4 and up

1971 Caldecott Honor Book
Notable Children's Books of 1940--1970 (ALA)
Best Books of 1970 (SLJ)
Outstanding Children's Books of 1970 (NYT)
Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1970 (NYT)
Children's Books of 1970 (Library of Congress)

Carey-Thomas Award 1971--Honor Citation
Brooklyn Art Books for Children 1973, 1975

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Editorial Reviews

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When asked, Maurice Sendak insisted that he was not a comics artist, but an illustrator. However, it's hard to not notice comics aspects in works like In the Night Kitchen. The child of the story is depicted floating from panel to panel as he drifts through the fantastic dream world of the bakers' kitchen. Sendak's use of multiple panels and integrated hand-lettered text is an interesting contrast to his more traditional children's books containing single-page illustrations such as his wildly popular Where the Wild Things Are. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

In addition to Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak's books include Kenny's Window, Very Far Away, The Sign on Rosie's Door, Nutshell Library (consisting of Chicken Soup with Rice, Alligators All Around, One Was Johnny, and Pierre), Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life, In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy, and Bumble-Ardy.

He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are; the 1970 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration; the 1983 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, given by the American Library Association in recognition of his entire body of work; and a 1996 National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, he received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

  • Age Range: 4 and up
  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Perfection Learning (January 1, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0756992982
  • ISBN-13: 978-0756992989
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (158 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

For more than forty years, the books Maurice Sendak has written and illustrated have nurtured children and adults alike and have challenged established ideas about what children's literature is and should be. The New York Times has recognized that Sendak's work "has brought a new dimension to the American children's book and has helped to change how people visualize childhood." Parenting recently described Sendak as "indisputably, the most revolutionary force in children's books."
Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are, in 1970 Sendak became the first American illustrator to receive the international Hans Christian Andersen Award, given in recognition of his entire body of work. In 1983, he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, also given for his entire body of work.
Beginning in 1952, with A Hole Is to Dig by Ruth Krauss, Sendak's illustrations have enhanced many texts by other writers, including the Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik, children's books by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Randall Jarrell, and The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm. Dear Mili, Sendak's interpretation of a newly discovered tale by Wilhelm Grimm, was published to extraordinary acclaim in 1988.
In addition to Where the Wild Things Are (1963), Sendak has both written and illustrated
The Nutshell Library (1962), Higglety Pigglety Pop! (1967), In the Night Kitchen (1970), Outside Over There (1981), and, We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy (1993). He also illustrated Swine Lake (1999), authored by James Marshall, Brundibar (2003), by Tony Kushner, Bears (2005), by Ruth Krauss and, Mommy? (2006), his first pop-up book, with paper engineering by Matthew Reinhart and story by Arthur Yorinks.
Since 1980, Sendak has designed the sets and costumes for highly regarded productions of Mozart's The Magic Flute and Idomeneo, Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen, Prokofiev's
The Love for Three Oranges, Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, and Hans Krása's Brundibár.
In 1997, Sendak received the National Medal of Arts from President Clinton. In 2003 he received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government. Maurice Sendak was born in Brooklyn in 1928. He now lives in Connecticut.

Customer Reviews

It is a good fun book for kids, and nostalgic for those who read it as a kid. kclark  |  48 reviewers made a similar statement
And the illustrations are classic Maurice Sendak. Steve  |  38 reviewers made a similar statement
My 2 year old son loves this book. Steven D. Ramsey  |  39 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
189 of 193 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars My daughter adores this book even if I don't. June 14, 2003
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
I didn't want to give this book five stars. I fought against it, because I don't particularly enjoy the book. The illustrations aren't that attractive to me and it took me a while to get used to the rhythm of the words.

Having said that, I give this book five stars because my daughter LOVES this book. I sometimes have to hide it at night because I'm so tired of reading the "Mickey" book. Apparently Sendak knows an awful lot about what children like and how their minds work, because my daughter seldom tires of the story. (Her favorite part is when Mickey takes the measuring cup and goes up and up over the Milky Way.)

I'm honestly a little surprised over the "nekkid" controversy. It's not like the boy is drawn in explicit detail! My daughter's seen boy babies getting their diapers changed, so the concept of a penis is HARDLY frightening/startling/damaging to her. Geez, lighten up people!

Also, for those who were complaining about the concept of cake for breakfast, why don't we consider how many American children get French toast, pancakes, donuts, poptarts, or sugar-coated cereals for breakfast? Hardly nutritionally superior to cake, so I'm not lying in bed at night obsessing about the poor nutritional messages this book is sending to my child. :-)

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132 of 139 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Always My Favorite Picture Book April 13, 2000
By Michael
Format:Hardcover
At age four or five I deemed this the greatest picture book ever, and in almost 30 years I have never changed my mind. Every aspect of it is so beautiful and inspired, from the surreal color tones and the supple, flowing line to the swift yet dreamlike pace. But just as impressive is its plot.

Mickey's journey is startling, evocative, and totally convincing as a dream. His story gets deep under your skin because Sendak plays with the tension between some of the most powerful oppositions in childhood: the unknown versus the familiar, vulnerability versus security, dependence versus empowerment, creativity versus consumption. Yet the tone is light, playful, and encouraging.

Besides being a joyous read, this book is perfect for the developing mind because it encourages physical creativity to solve problems: the scene in which Mickey molds the cake-batter into an airplane is pure genius. And his actions blend surrealism, initiative, altruism, and a celebration of the self in a way that no other picture book I've ever seen has. Children will be deeply and wonderfully affected, even if it takes them years to figure out why.

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85 of 91 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
"In The Night Kitchen" is the bizarre, surreal story of Mickey and his journey into the mysterious night kitchen where bakers are preparing the 'morning cake.' Mickey is the savior of the story getting the key ingredient, Milk, for the bakers to complete the cakes. Like "Where the Wild Things Are," "In The Night Kitchen" is the dream of the main character. Where Max's room turns into a jungle, Mickey "falls/ floats" down through his room into the fantastical kitchen-world that appears to be below his house. The story is a child's dream. It is not supposed to make perfect sense to adult minds. In all honesty, the book seemed a little weird and disjointed to me at first. But my son instantly loved it. He is now 3.5 and we have been reading this book to him pretty consistently for about a year and a half now. He still loves it. It grew on me as well. The subtleties in the art are very well placed, more so than "Where the Wild Things Are." If you realize the book is just the surreal journey of a child's dream you may not get weirded out by it, and may begin to appreciate the book for what it is, a great child's story. As mentioned, Mickey does get naked as he transitions from his bedroom to the night kitchen and into his 'dough-suit,' then again as he transitions back to his house. As it seems a lot of people get stuck on this one facet of the book. Chances are if a child being naked in a children's book makes you uncomfortable, you probably won't like this one for you kids and should probably just avoid it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have
We read this book daily to our son. I love it so much that I got it for my niece and nephew to enjoy. Join Mickey on his adventure in the Night Kitchen!
Published 8 days ago by C. Larson
3.0 out of 5 stars cheaply made
great book but cheaply made - the cover has already warped after 2 weeks! And it tries to look like a nice book with cloth on the cover but too bad it must be made of poor quality... Read more
Published 8 days ago by Lisa K. Ferguson
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice for kids
well written and illustrated, good for our grand kids to read before bedtime. We like hardbacks like this one over paperbacks
Published 10 days ago by William C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic children's story
I remembered this from my childhood, and it was just as I remembered. A wonderful read for my 2yr old.
Published 19 days ago by Sarah Calvo
4.0 out of 5 stars In the night kitchen
The milk is in Mickey and Mickey is in the milk. This was such a fun book to read to my son's when they were little that I bought it for my four-year-old niece. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Donna Farrell
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Received this product quickly and in good condition. I bought this book for my sons when they were little and misplaced the original. Am happy with the purchase.
Published 2 months ago by Haidie M. Simonet
5.0 out of 5 stars In the Night Kitchen
Once again, the words and artwork of Maurice Sendak took me out of my usual evening into a time & place that existed in the imagination.
Published 2 months ago by Margie Domergue
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully strange book
This is a strange book, but it is also wonderful and imaginative. Kids love it. Sendak really connects with the minds of children.
Published 2 months ago by Abigail C Wuest
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Classic
This is one of the greatest children's books of all time. I bought it as a gift for my son. It was one of his favorite books.
Published 2 months ago by Connie Stinson Wick
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book
I bought this book because I liked it as a child. My daughter loves it. It's so unusual and creative. It's a classic.
Published 3 months ago by Moacir Luz
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