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Bumble-ardy
Hardcover, 40 pages, HarperCollins Childrens Books, List Price: $17.95 | purchase
Book Summary
Bumble-Ardy the pig had not celebrated his past eight birthdays with his family, but when his Aunt Adeline adopts him at age nine, he decides to throw himself a spectacular party.
Genres:
This book is about:
- Birthdays,
- Pigs,
- Stories in rhyme,
- Fiction
NPR stories about Bumble-ardy
The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
Maurice Sendak: On Life, Death And Children's Lit
December 29, 2011 His latest book Bumble-ardy is a deeply imaginative tale about an orphaned pig who longs for a birthday party. Sendak, who is 83, wrote and illustrated the book while caring for his longtime partner, who died of cancer in 2007. "I did Bumble-ardy to save myself," Sendak says. "I did not want to die with him."
Author Interviews
This Pig Wants To Party: Maurice Sendak's Latest
September 20, 2011 Bumble-ardy is a deeply imaginative tale about an orphaned pig who longs for a birthday party. Sendak, who is 83, wrote and illustrated the book while caring for his longtime partner, who died of cancer in 2007. "I did Bumble-ardy to save myself," Sendak says. "I did not want to die with him."
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