Kenny's Window
by Maurice Sendak
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A young boy uses his toys and his imagination to answer seven questions he was asked in a dream.Tags
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This book is intriguing, but confusing. It is about a boy named Kenny who, one night in his dreams, writes down 7 questions and must answer them when he is awake. His answering takes him all the way from the comfort of his room to Switzerland and back again. It is clear as an adult that this story outlines, in essence, the imaginings of a creative young boy, but as a child, I think it would be very confusing. The book is fantasy, but Sendak (as is his style) does not give context for its fantastical nature. What worked so well in Where the Wild Things Are did not transfer well to Kenny's Window.
Uses: As strange as this book is, I might use it as an example of how descriptive simple language can be, and that a small vocabulary is not a show more hindrance. (Not that Sendak had a small vocabulary, but he uses a small vocabulary to communicate to young readers.)
Medium: pen and watercolor show less
Uses: As strange as this book is, I might use it as an example of how descriptive simple language can be, and that a small vocabulary is not a show more hindrance. (Not that Sendak had a small vocabulary, but he uses a small vocabulary to communicate to young readers.)
Medium: pen and watercolor show less
First book written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, published without a dust jacket. Fine condition. Scarce Book.
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Maurice Sendak was born on June 10, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York. While in high school, he worked part time as an illustrator for All-American Comics adapting the Mutt and Jeff newspaper comic strip to a comic book format. His first professional illustrations were for a physics textbook, Atomics for the Millions, published in 1947. He later worked show more as a window-display director for F.A.O. Schwartz while attending night school at the Art Students League. In 1950, he illustrated his first children's book The Wonderful Farm by Marcel Aymé. He wrote his first children's book Kenny's Window in 1956 and went on to become a prolific author-illustrator. His works include Chicken Soup with Rice; In the Night Kitchen; Outside Over There; Higglety Pigglety Pop; The Sign on Rosie's Door; We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy; Brundibar; Bumble Ardy; and My Brother's Book. He received numerous awards including the Caldecott medal for Where The Wild Things Are in 1964, the Hans Christian Andersen International Medal in 1970, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and the National Medal of Arts in 1996. Characters from two of his books were the basis of an animated television special, Really Rosie, which first aired in 1975. He was also the set designer and lyricist for a subsequent off-Broadway musical of the same title. He was the lyricist, as well as the set and costume designer, for the original production of an opera based on Where The Wild Things Are in 1980. In addition, he has designed sets and costumes for performances of operas by Mozart, Prokofiev, and other classical composers. He died due to complications from a recent stroke on May 8, 2012 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1956
- Dedication
- For my parents,
and Ursula,
and Bert Slaff - First words
- In the middle of a dream, Kenny woke up.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And on the edge of the ocean was a ship, painted white, and it had an extra room for a friend.
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- Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 741.6429 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Graphic design, illustration, commercial art Books and book jackets Children's books
- LCC
- PZ7 .S47 .K — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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