WE ARE ALL IN THE DUMPS WITH JACK AND GUY : ; Two Nursery Rhymes with Pictures Hardback - 1993
by Maurice Sendak
- Used
- Hardback
With a benevolent moon as their guardian, Jack and Guy make their way out of the dumps, rescue a poor little kid with a black eye, and bring him home in triumph. In this, as in all his greatest books, Sendak speaks for children everywhere. They will recognize that what matters to him also matters, intensely, to them. Full-color illustrations.
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Details
- Title WE ARE ALL IN THE DUMPS WITH JACK AND GUY : ; Two Nursery Rhymes with Pictures
- Author Maurice Sendak
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 56
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harpercollins, New York
- Publication date 1993
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # 106626
- ISBN 9780062050144 / 0062050141
- Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 8.1 x 10.9 x 0.7 in (20.57 x 27.69 x 1.78 cm)
- Age range 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, Nursery rhymes
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 93077287
- Dewey Decimal Code E
- Quantity available 1
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Reader reviews for WE ARE ALL IN THE DUMPS WITH JACK AND GUY : ; Two Nursery Rhymes with Pictures
Review summary
Readers largely characterized Maurice Sendak’s book as a dark, surreal reimagining of nursery rhymes that confronts homelessness and other social ills through layered, symbolic imagery. Many praised the bold art and ambition, noting it provokes rich discussion and feels timely, while others found it confusing, unsettling, and too grim for young children or bedtime. Rereading was often recommended, and overall reactions ranged from admiration for its depth to discomfort with its disturbing tone.
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From the rear cover
We are all in the dumps
For diamonds are thumps
The kittens are gone to St. Paul's!
The baby is bit
The moon's in a fit
And the houses are built
Without walls
Jack and Guy
Went out in the Rye
And they found a little boy
With one black eye
Come says Jack let's knock
Him on the head
No says Guy
Let's buy him some bread
You buy one loaf
And I'll buy two
And we'll bring him up
As other folk do
Two traditional rhymes from Mother Goose, ingeniously joined and interpreted by Maurice Sendak.
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Citations
- ALA Notable Children's Books, 01/01/1994, Page 1355
- Booklist, 09/15/1993, Page 156
- School Library Journal, 10/01/1993, Page 119