The second book in the LITTLE BEAR series. Illustrated by the creator of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE.
Else Holmelund Minarik (Author)
Else Holmelund Minarik was the author of the Little Bear series of
children's books, which sold more than 6 million copies worldwide
and were adapted for television.
Born in Denmark, Minarik moved to the United States with her family
at the age of four. After graduating from Queens College, City
University of New York she became a journalist for the Rome Daily
Sentinel newspaper and taught first-graders during World War
II.
Minarik died in 2012.
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.
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