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Sendak was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Polish Jewish immigrants Sadie (née Schindler) and Philip Sendak, a dressmaker. [3] [4] [5] Maurice said that his childhood was a "terrible situation" due to the death of members of his extended family during the Holocaust which introduced him at a young age to the concept of mortality. [6]
The book is notable for a blurb of endorsement on the cover attributed to children's writer Maurice Sendak. During a January 2012 interview of Sendak by Colbert, Colbert shared a draft of the book with Sendak, to which Sendak stated "The sad thing is, I like it!"; the statement was used as the blurb for the cover. [1]
First edition (publ. Harper & Brothers) Kenny's Window is the first children's picturebook that was written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. [1] Originally published by Harper and Brothers Inc., it tells the story of a young boy's quest for a garden that he sees in his dream, [2] which involves answering seven questions given to him by a four-legged rooster in that dream.
In the Night Kitchen is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, first published in hardcover in 1970 by Harper and Row.The book depicts a young boy's dream journey through a surreal baker's kitchen where he assists in the creation of a cake to be ready by the morning.
Maurice Sendak provided illustrations for the book. Among other recognition the book received, it was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal (i.e., a Newbery Honor Book) in 1967. [ 1 ] It has been translated into many languages.
In the documentary Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009), Sendak describes his awareness in 1932 (around age 4) of the sensational Lindbergh baby kidnapping case, including a newspaper photograph of the child's remains. That experience showed him the mortality and peril of children, which the adult Sendak expressed in ...
Maurice Sendak Eugene David Glynn , M.D. (February 25, 1926 – May 15, 2007) was an American psychiatrist, writer, and art critic. He is best known for his book Desperate Necessity: Writings on Art and Psychoanalysis , which was illustrated by his partner, Maurice Sendak .
A Very Special House, written by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, is a 1953 children's picture book published by HarperCollins. A Very Special House was a Caldecott Medal Honor Book for 1954 and was Sendak's first Caldecott Honor Medal of a total of seven during his career.