THE BIG BOOK FOR PEACE Published by New York: Dutton, 1990. First Edition . . Signed / inscribed by Marilyn Sachs, Thacher Hurd, Yoshiko Uchida, Teri Sloat, opposite title page; Illustrated boards hardcover Cover by Sendak very good covers inprint of inscription opposite page faint on title page; 120 pages, boards. The wisdom of peace and the absurdity of fighting are demonstrated in seventeen stories and poems by outstanding authors of today such as Jean Fritz, Milton Meltzer, and Nancy Willard, illustrated by famous illustrators such as Paul Zelinsky, the Dillons, and Maurice Sendak. Stories, poems, and illustrations show the wisdom of peace and the absurdity of fighting through the eyes of thirty children's book authors and illustrators