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📖 Best for: Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Maurice Sendak books in order · Borrow free (Open Library & your library) · Free books like these
Maurice Sendak changed the picture book by taking children’s feelings — anger, fear, mischief — seriously. Where the Wild Things Are (1963), in which Max sails off to an island of wild things after being sent to bed without supper, won the Caldecott Medal and is one of the best-loved picture books ever made.
New to Maurice Sendak? Start with Where the Wild Things Are.
Maurice Sendak’s books are under copyright, so Pagine doesn’t host them — but you can borrow every title below free. Tap Local library to see which libraries near you have it, Libby / OverDrive to borrow the ebook or audiobook with your library card, or Open Library for free online lending.
Most public libraries lend ebooks and audiobooks free with a library card — ask at the desk or sign up online.
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Maurice Sendak changed the picture book by taking children’s feelings — anger, fear, mischief — seriously. Where the Wild Things Are (1963), in which Max sails off to an island of wild things after being sent to bed without supper, won the Caldecott Medal and is one of the best-loved picture books ever made.
Where the Wild Things Are is a great place to start; other favourites include In the Night Kitchen, Chicken Soup with Rice, Outside Over There.
Maurice Sendak’s books are best for pre-k (ages 2–5) · k–2nd grade (ages 5–8).
Maurice Sendak’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download. You can borrow them free: from your public library (search WorldCat), as ebooks and audiobooks with a library card through Libby/OverDrive, or from Open Library’s free lending. Pagine links to each below, and suggests similar books you can read free right now.
Search WorldCat to see which libraries near you have a copy, or ask your school or public library. Most libraries also lend Maurice Sendak ebooks and audiobooks free through the Libby app.