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Outside Over There (Caldecott Collection) Review

Parents need to remember, this book came out in the 80s. In the days of Looney Tunes, Transformers and He-man. When parents didn't baby their children to the point where they only let them watch mind-numbing 'non-violent' cartoons. Media was dark and sometimes a little scary, but it always worked out well in the end. Remember Peter Pan? Did anyone complain about how violent it was when Captian Hook was going to feed the indian princess to the crocodile and drown her? Of course not, because Peter Pan saved her and everything was fine in the end. Yes, this book probably too dark for today's spongebob watching, molly-coddled children. But it is a children's book and a wonderful one. It was just written for a generation of far more mature children that could handle it when everything wasn't sunshine and rainbows.

Outside Over There (Caldecott Collection) Feature

• ISBN13: 9780060255237
• Condition: New
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Outside Over There (Caldecott Collection) Overview

With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ida must go outside over there to rescue her baby sister from goblins who steal her to be a goblin's bride.

1982 Caldecott Honor Book
Notable Children's Books of 1981 (ALA)
1982 American Book Award
1981 Boston Globe'Horn Book Award for Illustration
Best Books of Spring 1981 (SLJ)
Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1981 (NYT)

Children's Books of 1981 (Library of Congress)
1981 Children's Books (NY Public Library)

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Customer Reviews

Childhood favorite - J. Zink - Colorado
I remember this book from my own childhood. I loved it and sought it out by theme to give to my children. This book is a true example of young childrens literature. Wonderful.



Captivating for children - A. Dell - Alaska
Sendak writes books for children, not adults. Topics that we might find dark or frightening, are captivating to kids. My son (33 months) absolutely adores this book, he calls it the "spooky goblin book". It is always the first one he grabs off of the bookshelf when we sit down to read stories, and he often asks to read it several times in a row, stopping to comment on his favorite parts. The illustrations are beautiful and the story itself is very restrained and poetic.






A new tradition in my home. - Meddy's Mind - Kansas City, MO
Reading Maurice Sendak's books has become a new tradition in this grandma's home. I'm embarrassed to say I had never heard of "Where the Wild Things Are" until the 35-year-old attorney I work with mentioned it. I asked my son if he'd heard of it since I had never read it to him as a child, and he too was horrified to learn that it was one book not in the thousands of books catalogued in my memory. Needless to say, I own it now, and it is one of my 3-year-old granddaughter's favorites. That led me to do a little research on Mr. Sendak's other books. Being a huge fan of the movie "Labyrinth," this book was an obvious choice. It too is a huge success with my little one, especially since she has a baby sister and can personalize the story. I highly recommend it.

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