Career
Sendak has spent the past fifty years bringing fantasy and imagination to the minds of children. His most popular work is Where the Wild Things Are, this book was the first children's book to have scary monsters. Parents were very concerned about the grotesque characters. He illustrated Else Holmelund Minarik's Little Bear series of books, which was turned into a successful television series. He also created the children's television program Seven Little Monsters.
Did You Know?
- His most famous book, "Where the Wild Things Are", was originally going to be titled, "Where the Wild Horses Are." He gave that up when he discovered he couldn't draw horses.
- His studio is a large barn in Connecticut.
- The Educational Paperback Association listed him in its Top-100 Children's Authors.
- First pilot for Sesame Street: Bob gathers the kids on the steps of 123 Sesame Street, and reads a book to them: "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak. The kids attempt to read along with him.
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Maurice Sendak Personal Timeline
June 10, 1928: Born, Brooklyn, New York
1940: Inspired to become an illustrator by Disney's Fantasia
1947: Debuted as an illustrator
1956: Wrote first book
1964: Won Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are
1970: Won Hans Christian Andersen Award
2003: Won Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
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Fast Facts
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Born
June 10, 1928
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Origin
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Fact:
Appears on the "Frequently Banned Books" list for his book In the Night Kitchen
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Early adviser for the Children's Television Workshop
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Illustrated Elsa Minarek's Little Bear Series
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Creator of children's television series
Seven Little Monsters
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Has won numerous awards, including the "Caldecott Medal" and the "Christian Andersen Award"
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Materiialism
"There must be more to life than having everything."
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Writing for children
- "You cannot write for children... They're much too complicated. You can only write books that are of interest to them."
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Creating art
Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a point we can prevent premature exposure to such experiences. That is obvious. But what is just as obvious — and what is too often overlooked — is the fact that from their earliest years children live on familiar terms with disrupting emotions, fear and anxiety are an intrinsic part of their everyday lives, they continually cope with frustra
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Grimm's fairy tales
"To me the Grimm tales were an extension of the stories my father told me; they are very like his stories, in which people got hacked and eaten and brutalized. And the bad people were really tortured to death, and that was such a great satisfaction."
