Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak is the well-known author and illustrator of a host of children's books. Beginning as an artist, he illustrated more than eighty books authored by others, and he went on to produce more than fifty books of his own. He also produced animated stories for television and video, adapted Where the Wild Things Are for stage and designed sets for opera and ballet. He won many awards for his work, including the Hans Christian Andersen award for children's book illustration, the Astrid...See more
Maurice Sendak is the well-known author and illustrator of a host of children's books. Beginning as an artist, he illustrated more than eighty books authored by others, and he went on to produce more than fifty books of his own. He also produced animated stories for television and video, adapted Where the Wild Things Are for stage and designed sets for opera and ballet. He won many awards for his work, including the Hans Christian Andersen award for children's book illustration, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children's literature, and the Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. See less
Maurice Sendak's Featured Books
Maurice Sendak book reviews
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Where The Wild Things Are
Wildly Wonderful
by amybug, Oct 7, 2012
Where the wild things are, is a wildly wonderful book. The kids that read this get to use their imagination on what the wild things look like and how they would move and moan and grown. I love that ... Read More
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Higglety Pigglety Pop!: Or There Must Be More to Life
My favorite Maurice Sendak book
As my title says, I love this book. It is informed by a deep love of a dog (I've read there really was a Jenny -- I've seen photographs of her). That love is all the more genuine and moving in that ... Read More
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Where The Wild Things Are
Favorite children's book of all time
by amd1708, Jun 28, 2012
This is my favorite, so I was thrilled to find a good copy with a DJ in good shape. It arrived quickly enough and was well-prortected for the shipping. Read More