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In the Night Kitchen
Front cover, designed by Maurice Sendak
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| Author |
Maurice Sendak |
| Illustrator |
Maurice Sendak |
| Cover artist |
Sendak |
| Country |
United States |
| Language |
English |
| Genre |
Children's literature |
| Publisher |
Harper & Row |
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Publication date
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September 18, 1970 |
| Media type |
Print |
| Pages |
40 |
| ISBN |
978-0-0602-5489-6 |
| OCLC |
103953 |
In the Night Kitchen is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, first published in hardcover in 1970 by Harper and Row. The book depicts a young boy's dream journey through a surreal baker's kitchen where he assists in the creation of a cake to be ready by the morning. In the Night Kitchen has been described by Sendak as part of a trilogy of books based on psychological development from In the Night Kitchen (toddler) to Where the Wild Things Are (pre-school) to Outside Over There (pre-adolescent). It was a Caldecott Honor recipient in 1971. It was adapted into a five-minute animated short film on January 1, 1987 directed by Gene Deitch and released by Weston Woods.
Awards received
Written in 1970, it has received the following awards:
- 1971 Caldecott Honor Book
- Notable Children's Books of 1940—1970 (ALA)
- Best Books of 1970 (SLJ)
- Outstanding Children's Books of 1970 (NYT)
- Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1970 (NYT)
- Children's Books of 1970 (Library of Congress)
- Carey-Thomas Award 1971—Honor Citation
- Brooklyn Art Books for Children 1973, 1975
