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Jun 10, 1928 — May 8, 2012· 83 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · CHILDREN · FICTION

Maurice Sendak

Also known as: Maurice Bernard Sendak

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AVG RATING (154)
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Maurice Sendak is an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. He is best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963.

Brooklyn, United States
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La noche que Max se puso un traje de lobo y comenzo a hacer una travesura tras otra su mama le dijo: "!ERES UN MONSTROU!"

— from Where the Wild Things Are, 1963

Most acclaimed

#2

Where the Wild Things Are

1963

4.1 (107)

This is an inspired children's book about a boy's passage through tempestuous aspects of life. Max, a naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things, where he becomes their king.

#1

In the Night Kitchen

1970

3.9 (9)

A little boy's dream-fantasy in which he helps three fat bakers get milk for their cake batter.

#3

The juniper tree, and other tales from Grimm

2001

0.0 (0)

Twenty-seven newly translated fairy tales from Grimm including many old favorites as well as such lesser-known tales as "The Juniper Tree," "Many-Fur," and "Brother Gaily."

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