Dear Mili : an old tale

Grimm, Wilhelm 1786-1859 (author.). Manheim, Ralph, 1907-1992 (translator.). Sendak, Maurice, (illustrator.). Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress) (Added Author). Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, (publisher.).

Summary: In order to save her daughter from a terrible war, the mother sends her into the forest telling her to return in three days. She meets St. Joseph who cares for her for three days, which in reality is thirty years.

Item details

ISBN: 0374317623
ISBN: 9780374317621
ISBN: 1415525536
ISBN: 9781415525531
ISBN: 9781250035127
ISBN: 1250035120
Physical Description: print
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988.

Contents / Notes

General Note:

Originally published in German.

Maurice Bernard Sendak (June 10, 1928 - May 8, 2012) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, originally published in 1963. Born to Jewish-Polish parents, his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Sendak also wrote works such as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, and illustrated many works by other authors including the Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik.

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