THE AGONY IN THE KINDERGARTEN

first edition

1950 · New York

by Steig, William
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1950. First printing. Near fine.. Uncommon first edition of this collection of expressionistic drawings of furious brooding children paired with a litany of well-worn phrases used on and of them by unseen (but not unheard) adults. William Steig was nominated twice for the Hans Christian Andersen Award — once as an artist and once as an author — and won a Caldecott Medal and lasting fame for his beloved SHREK! THE AGONY IN THE KINDERGARTEN is dedicated to Wilhelm Reich of orgone box fame, Steig's own therapist, and explores the unsettling gulf between the dismissive formulae thrown at children ("He's just doing it to get attention," "Isn't she cute," "QUIET") and the reality of their seething emotional lives. 9.5'' x 7''. Original cloth boards. Illustrated in black and white. Lacking dust jacket. Unpaginated. Light smudging to a few pages. Minor edgewear and soil to boards. (Inventory #: 49741)
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