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Maurice Sendak

AmericanJune 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012Children's Literature

Maurice Sendak was an American illustrator and writer of children's books, most famously Where the Wild Things Are. His work explored childhood fears and imagination in groundbreaking ways.

Works

  • Where the Wild Things AreBoy sails away to magical island of wild things and returns home→
  • In the Night KitchenBoy wanders into dreamlike kitchen with baking giants overhead→
  • Outside Over ThereGirl rescues her brother and baby sister from goblin kidnapper→
  • The Nutshell LibraryBoxed collection of four tiny stories in prose and verse→
  • Higglety Pigglety Pop!Dog pursues fame and fortune but finds love with lonely cow→

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