(1928-) Maurice Sendak was born to immigrant parents in Brooklyn. Through most of his childhood, Sendak was often ill and confined to bed. He credits this often-isolated childhood with fostering his imagination and the passtime of drawing through which this imagination found expression. He found his way into the world of children's book illustration, and soon became famous, through such works as Where the Wild Things Are, for the profundity, strangeness and complexity that he brought to the world of children's literature. The drama and boldness of Sendak's work has also found an outlet in decades of acclaimed work in theatrical design. Sendak may well be considered among the greatest and most influential of our children's illustrators.
LOGANBERRY LEGACY
My mother wouldn't let me read Where the Wild Things Are when it first came out and I was age-appropriate, because she thought it was too scary. But children tend to have their own sensabilities about these things, and I've rarely met a child who didn't like this book. Of course, Dede's grandson Alex chasing Kara the poodle with a wooden spoon has also been attributed to this book, but we all laughed about it once we figured out the source.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Kenny's Window, 1956
Very Far Away, 1957
The Sign On Rosie's Door, 1960
The Nutshell Library, 1962
Chicken Soup with Rice
Alligators All Around
One Was Johnny
Pierre
Where the Wild Things Are, 1963
In the Night Kitchen, 1970
Ten Little Rabbits: A Counting Book With Mino The Magician, 1970
Some Swell Pup or Are You Sure You Want a Dog?, 1976
Seven Little Monsters, 1977
Higglety Pigglety Pop!, Or: There Must be More to Life, 1967
Fantasy Sketches, 1981
Outside Over There, 1985
We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy: Two Nursery Rhymes with Pictures, 1983
Singing Family of the Cumberlands, by Jean Ritchie
Hector Protector and As I Went Over the Water: Two Nursery Rhymes
Mommy?, 2006
