 Front cover, designed by Maurice Sendak | |
| Author | Maurice Sendak |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Maurice Sendak |
| Cover artist | Sendak |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
Publication date | September 18, 1970 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 40 |
| ISBN | 978-0-0602-5489-6 |
| OCLC | 103953 |
In the Night Kitchen is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, first published in hardcover in 1970 by Harper and Row. The book depicts a young boy's dream journey through a surreal baker's kitchen where he assists in the creation of a cake to be ready by the morning. In the Night Kitchen has been described by Sendak as part of a trilogy of books based on psychological development from In the Night Kitchen (toddler) to Where the Wild Things Are (pre-school) to Outside Over There (pre-adolescent).[1] It was a Caldecott Honor recipient in 1971. It was adapted into a five-minute animated short film on January 1, 1987, directed by Gene Deitch and released by Weston Woods. The book drew controversy in the US due to depictions of nudity.
- ^ Gottlieb, Richard M. (2008). "Maurice Sendak's Trilogy: Disappointment, Fury, and Their Transformation through Art". Psychoanalytic Study of the Child. 63: 186–217. doi:10.1080/00797308.2008.11800804. ISBN 978-0-300-14099-6. PMID 19449794. S2CID 25420037.