Brundibar

Brundibar

by Maurice Sendak (Author), Maurice Sendak (Author), Tony Kushner (Author)

Synopsis

When Aninku and Pepicek go to town for milk to make their sick mother better, their attempts to earn money by singing are thwarted by a bullying hurdy-gurdy grinder, Brundibar. But with the help of three talking animals and three hundred schoolchildren, Aninku and Pepicek defeat the bully and return home triumphant. The story is based on a Czech opera performed numerous times by the children of the Nazi concentration camp Terezin.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 56
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Published: 02 Aug 2004

ISBN 10: 1844280284
ISBN 13: 9781844280285
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years

Media Reviews
While the book's provenance is grim, the delectable pictures in this edition have a folksy charm, and the concluding refrain...a contemporary resonance...Sendak's appetisingly bright pencil crayon and rounded lines soften the harsh reality. * The Sunday Times - Book of the Week *
A truly remarkable book...A real work of Art. * Guardian Series *
Author Bio
Tony Kushner wrote the libretto for the opera which was performed in 2003 at Chicago Opera Theater; directed and designed by Sendak. Legendary picture-book maker, among whose most celebrated titles is the 1964 Caldecott Honor-winning Where the Wild Things Are.