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A sickly child, Sendak decided to become an illustrator for children after he was influenced by ]'s film '']'' at the age of twelve. His illustrations were first published in a ] textbook entitled ''Atomics for the Millions,'' and he spent the ] making a name for himself as a lavish artist for ]. A sickly child, Sendak decided to become an illustrator for children after he was influenced by ]'s film '']'' at the age of twelve. His illustrations were first published in a ] textbook entitled ''Atomics for the Millions,'' and he spent the ] making a name for himself as a lavish artist for ].


He found international acclaim with ''Where The Wild Things Are,'' though the book's portrayals of fanged monsters concerned parents when it was first released. Sendak's attractions to the dark, forbidden, nightmarish aspects of children's fantasy has made him a subject of controversy in some areas. His influential and popular ] book ''In The Night Kitchen'' has regularly been subjected to ] for presenting pictures of a young boy innocently prancing naked through the story; the book has been banned in various areas, and there is a rumour that in other places it has been re-touched and edited to include "diapers" on the illustrations of its young hero. This may, however, be an urban legend. He found international acclaim with ''Where the Wild Things Are,'' though the book's portrayals of fanged monsters concerned parents when it was first released. Sendak's attractions to the dark, forbidden, nightmarish aspects of children's fantasy has made him a subject of controversy in some areas. His influential and popular ] book ''In the Night Kitchen'' has regularly been subjected to ] for presenting pictures of a young boy innocently prancing naked through the story; the book has been banned in various areas, and there is a rumour that in other places it has been re-touched and edited to include "diapers" on the illustrations of its young hero. This may, however, be an urban legend.


Sendak produced an ] TV production based on his work entitled ''],'' featuring ], which was broadcast in ] and is available on video (usually as part of video compilations of his work). He adapted ''Where The Wild Things Are'' into a stage production in ], and in ] he designed an award-winning stage production of ]'s '']'' for the ]. Sendak produced an ] TV production based on his work entitled ''],'' featuring ], which was broadcast in ] and is available on video (usually as part of video compilations of his work). He adapted ''Where the Wild Things Are'' into a stage production in ], and in ] he designed an award-winning stage production of ]'s '']'' for the ].


In ] he won the ] for children's book illustration, and in ] he shared the ] with ], the first time it was awarded. In ] he won the ] for children's book illustration, and in ] he shared the ] with ], the first time it was awarded.
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== Partial bibliography == == Partial bibliography ==
* ''The Nutshell Library'' * ''The Nutshell Library''
** '']'' (A Book of Months) ** '']'' (A Book of Months)
** '']'' (An Alphabet) ** '']'' (An Alphabet)
** '']'' (A Counting Book) ** '']'' (A Counting Book)
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* ''Higglety Pigglety Pop!'' * ''Higglety Pigglety Pop!''
* ''The Sign On Rosie's Door'' * ''The Sign On Rosie's Door''

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Maurice Sendak (born June 10, 1928) is an artist and creator of children's literature who is best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963.

A sickly child, Sendak decided to become an illustrator for children after he was influenced by Walt Disney's film Fantasia at the age of twelve. His illustrations were first published in a 1947 textbook entitled Atomics for the Millions, and he spent the 1950s making a name for himself as a lavish artist for children's books.

He found international acclaim with Where the Wild Things Are, though the book's portrayals of fanged monsters concerned parents when it was first released. Sendak's attractions to the dark, forbidden, nightmarish aspects of children's fantasy has made him a subject of controversy in some areas. His influential and popular 1970 book In the Night Kitchen has regularly been subjected to censorship for presenting pictures of a young boy innocently prancing naked through the story; the book has been banned in various areas, and there is a rumour that in other places it has been re-touched and edited to include "diapers" on the illustrations of its young hero. This may, however, be an urban legend.

Sendak produced an animated TV production based on his work entitled Really Rosie, featuring Carole King, which was broadcast in 1975 and is available on video (usually as part of video compilations of his work). He adapted Where the Wild Things Are into a stage production in 1979, and in 1983 he designed an award-winning stage production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker for the Pacific Northwest Ballet.

In 1970 he won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's book illustration, and in 2003 he shared the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award with Christine Nöstlinger, the first time it was awarded.

Partial bibliography

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