Higglety Pigglety Pop!
Maurice Sendak

Higglety Pigglety Pop!

or There Must Be More to Life
Paperback

Summary

A daring imagination has woven a simple rhyme into a brilliantly original tale about Jennie, the Sealyham terrier, who seeks Experience and becomes the star of the World Mother Goose Theatre.

Reviews

  • Sendak is the daddy of them all when it comes to picture books - the words, the rhythm and the design are all wonderful.
    S Magazine, Sunday Express

About the author

Maurice Sendak

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.
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