A Tale from the Brothers Grimm Books
Book #1
King Grisly-beard
Written by Maurice Sendak
4 - 8
Reading
age
24
Page
count
Jan 1, 1812
Publication
date
Paperback
$2.95
$2.74
Summary
A conceited princess is taught a lesson by a king who disguises himself as a beggar
The Creative Behind the Book
Author
Maurice Sendak was born June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn, NY. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration, and he remains the only American ever awarded this honor. In 1983, Sendak received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, given in recognition of his entire body of work. He also received a 1996 National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution of arts in America. He illustrated over 80 books. He died May 8, 2012.
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