(1) PS The jacket copy of this very simple, essentially wordless counting story calls its young protagonist Mino, but the M emblazoned on his stage podium could just as well stand for Max or Mickey or Maurice, as another little boy with flair, talent, and determination. One by one, the boy pulls ten rabbits from a hat; he puts them back the same way. The fun is in the counting, sure, and Sendak is careful to let us see the right number of rabbits on any given page, but there's also drama in the changing expressions on the boy's face as a magic trick that begins in pride and insouciance starts to overwhelm him. A true Sendak hero, he sets himself to rights. Originally privately printed for Philadelphia's Rosenbach Museum in 1970, Ten Little Rabbits, in casual black line with some splotches of color on the rabbits, might not be Important Sendak, but its pleasures are clear and go straight to the heart.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2024

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Presto and Zesto find themselves in Limboland just in time for the wedding of the sugar beets. But what can they bring for a gift? The droll (but overextended and arbitrary) text includes lots of wordplay. The watercolor illustrations are united in their tone, style, and sense of fun. A note by Yorinks explains how the story came to be, how it was lost, and how it came back together after Sendak's death.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2018

(3) PS Nutshell Library series. The charm of the original boxed set of Sendak's four iconic miniature books may be lost with these board book editions, but everything else stays the same; and the sturdiness of the board books may add appeal to some purchasers. These are classics that belong in every home and library. Review covers these Nutshell Library titles: Alligators All Around, Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny, and Pierre.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1962

(3) PS Nutshell Library series. The charm of the original boxed set of Sendak's four iconic miniature books may be lost with these board book editions, but everything else stays the same; and the sturdiness of the board books may add appeal to some purchasers. These are classics that belong in every home and library. Review covers these Nutshell Library titles: Alligators All Around, Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny, and Pierre.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1962

(3) PS Nutshell Library series. The charm of the original boxed set of Sendak's four iconic miniature books may be lost with these board book editions, but everything else stays the same; and the sturdiness of the board books may add appeal to some purchasers. These are classics that belong in every home and library. Review covers these Nutshell Library titles: Alligators All Around, Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny, and Pierre.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1962

(3) PS Nutshell Library series. The charm of the original boxed set of Sendak's four iconic miniature books may be lost with these board book editions, but everything else stays the same; and the sturdiness of the board books may add appeal to some purchasers. These are classics that belong in every home and library. Review covers these Nutshell Library titles: Alligators All Around, Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny, and Pierre.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1962

(2) K-3 For his birthday, pig Bumble-Ardy, defying his sweet aunt Adeline, sends party invitations to nine grubby swine. They arrive in costume, ready to make mischief. Sendak deals with the psychological reality of anarchy unleashed while acknowledging that breaking the rules can be fun. The art draws much from Sendak's theatrical work and references many of his classic picture books.

Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2011

(2) 4-6 Translated by Lore Segal. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak & Maurice Sendak. Originally published as a slipcased two-volume set, then in paperback in 1976 as a joint volume, The Juniper Tree is here published in a handsome hardcover edition that will please Grimm and Sendak fans.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: April, 1974

(2) K-3 This fortieth-anniversary edition of the beloved Caldecott-medal-winning book is a reissue of the 1988 edition, which was reprinted from new engravings made from the original art.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: April, 1964

(3) 1-3 This reissue holds up well: Sendak's spare, conversational text presents four episodes of the egocentric ringleader Rosie, a.k.a. Alinda the lovely lady singer, as she alternately charms and bosses four other children on her block. The two-color illustrations with their strong lines convey what many more elaborate pictures fail to: personality, suggestion, and motion.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(2) 1-3 Sendak's text and distinctive sketches create a little boy's unique world blended of the reality inside and outside his window and the make-believe of his dreams. In mood and expression the story is fragile and poetic. The quiet tans and grays of the drawings effectively suggest nighttime and dream worlds, while their lines bring out humor in the action.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: April, 1956

(2) PS Two brief Mother Goose rhymes are ingeniously expanded in detailed illustrations in this welcome reissue of a classic Sendak book.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 1966

(2) 1-3 In this welcome reissue, Jennie the Sealyham terrier, discontented with her life, strikes out on her own to find fame and fortune with the World Mother Goose Theatre. Small and sturdy like its unflappable heroine, this compact volume, with its crosshatched pen-and-ink drawings, offers a bittersweet look at an artist's need for self-expression.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: February, 1968