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Book Cover for: Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life, Maurice Sendak

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

Maurice Sendak

Higglety pigglety pop!

The dog has eaten the mop!

The pig's in a hurry

The cat's in a flurry

Higglety pigglety pop!

From these lines of a Mother Goose nursery rhyme, Maurice Sendak has elaborated a modern fairy tale of multiple themes. Its comic surface is the tale of Jennie the Sealyham terrier, who packs her black leather bag with the gold buckles and goes out into the world to look for something more than everything. The World Mother Goose Theater is preparing a new production, and they are looking for a leading lady--but experience is needed.

The masterful pen and ink drawings transform Jennie's story in a manner that is typically Sendakian. Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or There Must Be More to Life can be compared, in its complexity, humor, and depth of feeling, only with Sendak's own Where the Wild Things Are.

HarperCollins is proud to present this new edition of Higglety Pigglety Pop! that has been printed in close collaboration with the Maurice Sendak Foundation to ensure that Maurice Sendak's original pen and ink artwork has been reproduced to the highest standards.

PRAISE FOR HIGGLETY PIGGLETY POP!

- An ALA Notable Children's Books of 1967

- A 1968 Fanfare Honor List Selection

- A School Library Journal Best Book of 1967

- A Library of Congress Best Children's Book of 1967

Book Details

  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • Publish Date: Sep 2nd, 2025
  • Pages: 80
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00lb
  • EAN: 9780063426948
  • Recommended age: 04-08
  • Categories: Social Themes - New ExperienceAnimals - DogsFantasy - General

About the Author

Sendak, Maurice: -

Maurice Sendak's books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003 Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government.

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