AS I WENT OVER THE WATER - MAURICE SENDAK

Maurice Sendak has interpreted these old Mother Goose rhymes in animated sequences that have the aliveness and immediacy of a child’s own imaginings. 
There is little in these verses to suggest the settings, the characterizations, the unforeseen twists and turns of Mr. Sendak’s fantastical picture – stories. 
They extend the boundaries of the short rhymes and add surprising dimension. 
The many admirers of Where the Wild Things Are and The Nutshell Library will recognize in Hector Protector and the seafarer of As I Went over the Water the same pugnaciousness, love of mischief, and derring-do that characterize Max and Pierre. And they will agree that Mr. Sendak has created a true picture book of astounding originality.
HARPER & ROW; PUBLISHERS

 

Maurice Sendak, winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are, is also the author-illustrator of the popular Nutshell Library, Kenny’s Window, Very Far Away, and The Sign on Rosie’s Door. Among the books he has illustrated are such favorites as A Hole Is to Dig and I’ll Be You and You Be Me, both by Ruth Krauss, and the Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik.
Mr. Sendak was born and raised in Brooklyn and attended the Art Students League. He now lives in New York City.
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