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Maurice Sendak (Real-Life Reader Biography)
Maurice Sendak - Real-Life Reader Biography Author:Ann Gaines Not all of the adults liked Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are when it was published in 1963. In his book, a small boy named Max makes his mother furious. He gets into all sorts of trouble. But it was just the kind of book that children loved. And it made Maurice Sendak famous. The year after it was published, Where the Wild Things Are w... more »on the Caldecott Medal for the best illustrated children's book. No one ever debated that Sendak was an enormously talented artist. A bachelor all his life, Sendak has written and illustrated numerous children's books. He is a private individual who loves music and the opera and has earned a living designing costumes and sets for the opera, in advertising, and as an author and illustrator. In this book, author Ann Gaines takes you "where the wild things are."« less