Friday Giveaway: Three in Honor of Sendak - contest closed



Celebrating the life of Maurice Sendak - here are three books that feature his work.

"I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book" by Iona and Peter Opie, illustrations by Sendak, 1992.

"The Bat Poet" by Randall Jarrell, illustrations by Sendak, 1966.

"Many Long Years Ago" by Ogden Nash, first edition, jacket design by Sendak, 1945.

Contest closed - winner announced shortly

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88 comments:

  1. NicoleMay 11, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    I will enter! I haven't won yet but... perhaps today is my day!

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  2. Robert ZimmermannMay 11, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    That's a great way to honor Sendak. I think most people would throw together a few of the books he's written, but you choose to show his other talents! :D I'd love the chance to own these.

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  3. Jeff @J_LowMay 11, 2012 at 11:07 AM

    Enter, please!

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  4. mimMay 11, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Awesome giveaway

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  5. mimMay 11, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Awesome giveaway

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  6. adamwellsMay 11, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    These books would look really nice on my bookshelf...

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  7. Tyler-Rose CountsMay 11, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    Beautiul as usual!

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  8. Doc Dee FPUMay 11, 2012 at 11:16 AM

    love the connections to Sendak! wonderful titles on their own.

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  9. Donna HendonMay 11, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    Oh I would dearly love to win these. I loved his books as a child and read them to my own kids. Waiting for grandchildren to read them to them too. R I P Maurice. You touched a lot of lives.

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  10. KarenMay 11, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    I would dearly love to win! I adore Sendak's illustrations.

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  11. Doc Dee FPUMay 11, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    lovely set of related texts- wonderful on their own!

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  12. KateMay 11, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    Yes please - well chosen.

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  13. mlbeemMay 11, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    What a great collection!!

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  14. UnknownMay 11, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    One of my favorite authors from my childhood.

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  15. KateMay 11, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    Yes please

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  16. jasnetMay 11, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    His artwork was us gift to us all! I would be happy to have these in my library!

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  17. mlbeemMay 11, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    What a great collection!!

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  18. dulcigalMay 11, 2012 at 11:19 AM

    Oh my, we would use these at the library. Add me to the drawing, please. :^D

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  19. UnknownMay 11, 2012 at 11:19 AM

    He is one of my favorite authors from my childhood.

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  20. mike zimMay 11, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    Very nice. Check out his interview on NPR's Fresh Air program. Made me well up.

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  21. ClaytonMay 11, 2012 at 11:25 AM

    Oh, I hope I get these!

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  22. MaeveMay 11, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    Please include me! I'd love to win! What an honor :)

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  23. scribeMay 11, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    Yes, I would like these books. Bonus: not just Sendak, but Ogden Nash as well!

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  24. StuartMay 11, 2012 at 11:36 AM

    I would like to enter.

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  25. AnonymousMay 11, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    I am in! These books seem fabulous.

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  26. Sky SeeryMay 11, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    “I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more.”

    ― Maurice Sendak

    Thanks for the chance to win.

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  27. Everett HoweMay 11, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    Poetry + Sendak = Win. Please enter me in the giveaway!

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  28. JeanZMay 11, 2012 at 12:00 PM

    Love that you are honoring one of the best. Please enter me.

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  29. EveMay 11, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    I love Ogden Nash. I have a collection of his animal poems. (I don't know the others, but I always love a new introduction.)


    The Duck (Ogden Nash)

    Behold the duck.
    It does not cluck.
    A cluck it lacks.
    It quacks.
    It is specially fond
    Of a puddle or pond.
    When it dines or sups,
    It bottoms ups.

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  30. Beau A.C. HarbinMay 11, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    Another wonderful giveaway - thank you very much for doing this.

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  31. VorpaksMay 11, 2012 at 12:05 PM

    I would love to add to my Sendak collection!

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  32. AnonymousMay 11, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    What a wonderful giveaway!

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  33. Kels H.M.May 11, 2012 at 12:12 PM

    Lovely jacket work!

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  34. jules mcnubbin (buttmuffin)May 11, 2012 at 12:22 PM

    i love Sendak...thanks for the giveaway in his honor!

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  35. Pelikan ManMay 11, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    Great! Add my name to the list and thanks again.

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  36. CaddiMay 11, 2012 at 12:27 PM

    Oh I would love to win those!

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  37. Deniz BevanMay 11, 2012 at 12:36 PM

    Ogden Nash! I have to enter!

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  38. UnknownMay 11, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    What a great set!

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  39. UnknownMay 11, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    Thanks!

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  40. KthompsonMay 11, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    What a lovely collection. The world is a duller place without Sendak, but he left us with many of his beautiful illustrations to brighten back up the world. Please consider me entered!

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  41. MelissaMay 11, 2012 at 1:38 PM

    Lovely! Thanks for putting this set together.

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  42. ValerieMay 11, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    Lovely books--hope I win one!

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  43. Josh KelloggMay 11, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    a fabulous collection of his artistic work. I'd love a chance to have these in my library at home. Thank you!

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  44. PeteMay 11, 2012 at 2:17 PM

    Lovely. I would be thrilled to own these.

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  45. LookingUpMay 11, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    What a nice thing to do in memory of Sendak!

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  46. VimarnMay 11, 2012 at 2:43 PM

    Let's try, count me in

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  47. Kelly MarriottMay 11, 2012 at 2:49 PM

    Great choices! And a great way to honor Sendak. Enter me please.

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  48. MargaretMay 11, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    What a great giveaway! Maurice Sendak deserves it. Thanks for doing it!

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  49. Michaelof71May 11, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    Got my fingers crossed...more than usual for a giveaway.

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  50. Michaelof71May 11, 2012 at 3:04 PM

    Got my fingers crossed...more than usual for a giveaway.

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  51. AnnaZedMay 11, 2012 at 3:25 PM

    RIP Maurice! I will forever be grateful to you.

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  52. Pinto19May 11, 2012 at 3:45 PM

    Awesome books!

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  53. DorianMay 11, 2012 at 3:47 PM

    Random comment of hopefulness!

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  54. DeeMay 11, 2012 at 3:51 PM

    Sendak was a terrific talent. The world will be "less" without him.

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  55. LaurieMay 11, 2012 at 3:57 PM

    Oh wow! Sendak is my absolute favorite. I even contemplated repossessing the battered copy of Higglety Piggelty Pop! that I gave to my daughter over 20 years ago. I would love to win this set.

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  56. LaurieMay 11, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    Sendak is my absolute favorite! I have even considered repossessing the battered copy of Higgelty Piggelty Pop! that I gave to my daughter over 20 years ago. I would love to win this set.

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  57. UnknownMay 11, 2012 at 4:00 PM

    What a treat! quirkfarms

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  58. MoonshadowMay 11, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    What wonderful additions to a private library these books would make!

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  59. AnonymousMay 11, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    Such an inspirational guy. And such a beautiful collection!

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  60. EricMay 11, 2012 at 5:01 PM

    I would love to own these books. Please enter me in the giveaway. Thanks!

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  61. MarikoMSMay 11, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    Love them! That bird on the Ogden Nash book is magical!!

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  62. sdlizzieMay 11, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    I received a set of Little Bear books from an aunt who lived in Switzerland when i was a little girl. They were my favorite, read over and over. Then read over and over to my girls now both grown. I feel like I've lost a close friend. RIP Maurice.

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  63. MarikoMSMay 11, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    Love them! That bird on the Ogden Nash book is magical!!

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  64. MarikoMSMay 11, 2012 at 5:06 PM

    Love them! That bird on the Ogden Nash book is magical!!

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  65. ShoshanaMay 11, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    Please enter me! Thank you.

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  66. Mara SaxerMay 11, 2012 at 5:29 PM

    Oooh, I want these!

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  67. C TMay 11, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    very nice

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  68. Ana LoureiroMay 11, 2012 at 5:51 PM

    I'd love to win these :)

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  69. RebeccaMay 11, 2012 at 6:40 PM

    I would LOVE them!

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  70. Mary BethMay 11, 2012 at 7:49 PM

    Wonderful! :)

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  71. CBirdMay 11, 2012 at 8:17 PM

    Oh, these books look fascinating, I will try my hand.

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  72. RhondaMay 11, 2012 at 8:54 PM

    Hello, MP! I loved Sendak! Thanks for the giveaways!

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  73. UnknownMay 11, 2012 at 8:58 PM

    Beautiful books to honor a great man.

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  74. MissyMay 11, 2012 at 9:36 PM

    Yes, please!

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  75. T.May 11, 2012 at 9:39 PM

    "There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready." — Maurice Sendak

    This would a lovely way of keeping his legacy.

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  76. MarianaMay 11, 2012 at 10:26 PM

    I saw Esau is definitely screaming my name :)
    What a great trio of books!

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  77. HeatherMay 11, 2012 at 10:58 PM

    Keeping my fingers crossed.

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  78. HeatherMay 11, 2012 at 10:58 PM

    Keeping my fingers crossed.

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  79. MILLICENTMay 11, 2012 at 11:08 PM

    Oh, to be so fortunate :)

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  80. MatthewMay 12, 2012 at 12:04 AM

    Sendak? I'm in.

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  81. DelliottMay 12, 2012 at 12:33 AM

    Pick me! Pick me!

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  82. rcnMay 12, 2012 at 1:14 AM

    What a wonderful giveaway! It moved me to finally stop lurking and comment here. Thanks for your blog, from a retired public librarian.

    rcn in San Francisco Bay Area

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  83. rcnMay 12, 2012 at 1:16 AM

    What a wonderful giveaway! It moved me to finally stop lurking here by commenting. Thanks for your blog from a retired public reference librarian.

    rcn, San Francisco Bay Area

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  84. claraMay 12, 2012 at 3:30 AM

    Thanks!

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  85. MachellMay 12, 2012 at 3:42 AM

    Great books!!
    machell.duke@sbcglobal.net

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  86. mejakaMay 12, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    Oh, now THESE I would so love to have!!!

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  87. selahMay 12, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    The selections for these giveaways are always unexpected and awesome. Love it!

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  88. AnonymousMay 12, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    Sendak's illustrations are incredible! This is a great giveaway : )

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