Somebody Else's Nut Tree and Other Tales from Children

Back in print with gorgeously restored artwork! From beloved children’s book creators Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak, this classic jacketed hardcover picture book of poems perfectly captures the realm of childhood with humor, truth, and beauty.

First published in 1958, the seventeen poems in the book grew from words that Ruth Krauss heard children say. From The Happy Egg to The Rain That Couldn’t Rain, and, of course, Somebody Else’s Nut Tree and more, paired with Sendak’s black-and-white dr...