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Mommy?

by Maurice Sendak

Mommy? by Maurice Sendak

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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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