Hector Protector and As I Went Over the Water: Two Nursery Rhymes

Maurice Sendak brings to the picture book page two favorite Mother Goose rhymes. His beautiful paintings have the aliveness and immediacy of a child’s own imaginings. The many admirers of  Where the Wild Things Are  and  The Nutshell Library  will recognize in Hector Protector and the seafarer of  As I Went Over the Water  the same pugnaciousness, love of mischief, and derring-do that characterize Max and Pierre. And they will agree that the beloved Maurice Sendak created a picture book of astounding originality. “For collectors and budding readers alike,” proclaimed Publishers Weekly.