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Mommy? by Maurice Sendak

Mommy?

by Maurice Sendak

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  • Sep 2006, 12 pages
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They're all here! Everybody's favorite monsters are just going about their business when a plucky little boy wanders into their cuckoo house. And what does he want? He wants Mommy!

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"These gags are not too serious, but the suspenseful setups pointedly suggest humor's power over fear." - PW.

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The latest book from the author of Where The Wild Things Are - a pop-up book with a 500,000 first print run and $350,000 marketing budget.

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