King Grisly-Beard

About the author

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.

Summary

A boy and girl walk into a theatre and proceed to act out the whole of Grimm's King Grisly-Beard for the reader. And they are indubitably good.

When a princess refuses to marry any of the princes her father has lined up, he marries her to a poor musician who takes her to his hovel home and makes her work for her keep. But this poor musician seems to know a bit too much about the infamous King Grisly-Beard... and he keeps his face covered a lot of the time.

Foreword

Maurice Sendak, author of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, illustrates this classic fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.

Product details

• Authors: Maurice Sendak
• Publisher: Random House Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 5
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781782952893
• ISBN: 978-1-78295-289-3
• No. of pages: 24
• Illustrations: 1
• Subjects: JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories