Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak
Scholastic Inc., First Scholastic Printing, January 1988
Before Maurice Sendak became synonymous with Where the Wild Things Are, he was already developing a distinctive visual language for children’s books. I’ll Be You and You Be Me, written by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Sendak, was originally published in 1954 and is a charming exploration of childhood imagination, friendship, identity, and the strange little world children create for themselves.
This 1988 First Scholastic Printing preserves Sendak’s original illustrations in a vintage Blue Ribbon Books edition. The simple drawings and playful text capture something particularly fascinating about children's literature of the mid-20th century: the way ordinary childhood experiences could become imaginative worlds of their own.
A wonderful addition for collectors of Maurice Sendak, Ruth Krauss, vintage children's literature, or the history of American picture books.
Condition: Vintage copy with some shelf and cover wear, including a used-book label on the rear cover. Interior pages are generally clean and illustrations remain crisp. Please examine photographs for condition details.
Bibliographic note: This is a First Scholastic Printing from January 1988; the original text and illustrations date to 1954.
Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak
Scholastic Inc., First Scholastic Printing, January 1988
Before Maurice Sendak became synonymous with Where the Wild Things Are, he was already developing a distinctive visual language for children’s books. I’ll Be You and You Be Me, written by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Sendak, was originally published in 1954 and is a charming exploration of childhood imagination, friendship, identity, and the strange little world children create for themselves.
This 1988 First Scholastic Printing preserves Sendak’s original illustrations in a vintage Blue Ribbon Books edition. The simple drawings and playful text capture something particularly fascinating about children's literature of the mid-20th century: the way ordinary childhood experiences could become imaginative worlds of their own.
A wonderful addition for collectors of Maurice Sendak, Ruth Krauss, vintage children's literature, or the history of American picture books.
Condition: Vintage copy with some shelf and cover wear, including a used-book label on the rear cover. Interior pages are generally clean and illustrations remain crisp. Please examine photographs for condition details.
Bibliographic note: This is a First Scholastic Printing from January 1988; the original text and illustrations date to 1954.
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