Ruth Krauss

Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot seed he plants

Having decided that it is backward day, a boy dresses himself first in his coat, last in his socks, and continues in that way with the cooperation of his family

A little girl at play can fly like a bird, moo like a cow, and squirm like a worm

Bears are found in many surprising and hilarious situations by a boy following his teddy bear-stealing dog.

The classic book with only 27 words is newly illustrated by Maurice Sendak who has turned the bears into a troupe of players in a slapstick comedy starring a familiar boy in a wolf suit