Sendak's classic won the Caldecott Medal in 1964, as the year's Most Distinguished Picture Book for children.

桑达克的经典系列获得了1964年的年度著名儿童图画书奖——凯迪克奖。

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Sendak's classic won the Caldecott Medal in 1964, as the year's Most Distinguished Picture Book for children.

作为年度著名儿童图画书，桑达克的经典系列获得了1964年的凯迪克奖。

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Several won the Caldecott Medal for picture book artwork, including "A Ball for Daisy" in 2012, "The Lion and the Mouse" in 2010 and "Flotsam" in 2007.

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Considered controversial for its images when it was first published - which some claimed to have scared children - the book went on to earn Sendak a prestigious Caldecott Medal for best children's book in 1964.

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