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Who was Maurice Sendak? / by Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2013Description: 105 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0448465000 (pbk)
  • 0448465868
  • 9780448465005 (pbk)
  • 9780448465869
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Contents:
Who Was Maurice Sendak? -- Looking out Windows -- Nowhere Is Safe -- The Young Cartoonist -- Open Doors -- Setting Words to Pictures -- First Loves and First Books -- Wild Things -- The Night Kitchen -- Outside -- Opera -- Old Fears -- Through the Picture.
Summary: "It seems entirely fitting that Maurice Sendak was born on the same day that Mickey Mouse first made his cartoon debut--June 10, 1928. Sendak was crazy about cartoons and comic books, and at twelve, after seeing Disney's Fantasia, he decided that he was going to become an illustrator. His love of children's books began early: often sick and confined to bed, little Maurice read and read and read. Though many of his own stories were light and funny, the most important ones--Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There--dealt with anger, jealousy, abandonment, content that had never before been the subject of picture books. As well as covering career highlights, this easy to read, illustrated biography also describes the personal life of this genius. Who Was Maurice Sendak is perfect for kids wild about one of the most influential children's book artists of the twentieth century!"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Maurice Sendak, born June 10, 1928, was a writer and illustrator of children's books. This easy-to-read, illustrated biography describes the career and personal life of this genius"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lucky Day Lucky Day Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography Lucky Day Collection SENDAK, M. P278 Available 33111011079387
Lucky Day Lucky Day Main Library Children's Biography Lucky Day Collection SENDAK, M. P278 Available 33111011318348
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Sendak, M. P278 Available 33111007146570
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It seems entirely fitting that Maurice Sendak was born on the same day that Mickey Mouse first made his cartoon debut--June 10, 1928. Sendak was crazy about cartoons and comic books, and at twelve, after seeing Disney's Fantasia , he decided that he was going to become an illustrator. His love of childrens books began early: often sick and confined to bed, little Maurice read and read and read. Though many of his own stories were light and funny, the most important ones-- Where the Wild Things Are , In the Night Kitchen , Outside Over There --dealt with anger, jealousy, abandonment, content that had never before been the subject of picture books. As well as covering career highlights, this easy to read, illustrated biography also describes the personal life of this genius.

Who Was Maurice Sendak is perfect for kids wild about one of the most influential children's book artists of the twentieth century!

Includes bibliographical references.

Who Was Maurice Sendak? -- Looking out Windows -- Nowhere Is Safe -- The Young Cartoonist -- Open Doors -- Setting Words to Pictures -- First Loves and First Books -- Wild Things -- The Night Kitchen -- Outside -- Opera -- Old Fears -- Through the Picture.

"It seems entirely fitting that Maurice Sendak was born on the same day that Mickey Mouse first made his cartoon debut--June 10, 1928. Sendak was crazy about cartoons and comic books, and at twelve, after seeing Disney's Fantasia, he decided that he was going to become an illustrator. His love of children's books began early: often sick and confined to bed, little Maurice read and read and read. Though many of his own stories were light and funny, the most important ones--Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There--dealt with anger, jealousy, abandonment, content that had never before been the subject of picture books. As well as covering career highlights, this easy to read, illustrated biography also describes the personal life of this genius. Who Was Maurice Sendak is perfect for kids wild about one of the most influential children's book artists of the twentieth century!"-- Provided by publisher.

"Maurice Sendak, born June 10, 1928, was a writer and illustrator of children's books. This easy-to-read, illustrated biography describes the career and personal life of this genius"-- Provided by publisher.

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