<Table> Where the Wild Things Are <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> First edition cover of Where the Wild Things Are </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author </Th> <Td> Maurice Sendak </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Illustrator </Th> <Td> Maurice Sendak </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cover artist </Th> <Td> Maurice Sendak </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Children's picture book </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publisher </Th> <Td> Harper & Row </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publication date </Th> <Td> April 9, 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print (wide - format hardcover) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Pages </Th> <Td> 40 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISBN </Th> <Td> 0 - 06 - 025492 - 0 (25th anniversary ed., 1988) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 225496 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PZ7. S47 Wh </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> First edition cover of Where the Wild Things Are </Td> </Tr>

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