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Sendak was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Polish-Jewish immigrant parents, and decided to become an illustrator after viewing Walt Disney's film Fantasia at the age of twelve. His illustrations were first published in 1947 in a textbook titled Atomics for the Millions. He spent much of the 1950s working as an artist for children's books, before beginning to write his own stories. This article is about the borough of New York City. ... NY redirects here. ... From the Middle Ages until the Holocaust, Jews were a significant part of the Polish population. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... Fantasia is a 1940 motion picture, the third in the Disney animated features canon, which was a Walt Disney experiment in animation and music. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Basic Characteristics There is some debate as to what constitutes childrens literature. ...

Acclaim

Sendak gained international acclaim after writing and illustrating Where the Wild Things Are, though the book's depictions of fanged monsters concerned parents when it was first released, as his characters were somewhat grotesque in appearance. Sendak's seeming attraction to the forbidden or nightmarish aspects of children's fantasy have made him a subject of controversy. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is a childrens picture book originally published by Harper & Row which describes the imaginary adventures of a young boy named Max, who is angry after being sent to his room without supper. ... Mother Nature is surrounded by grottesche in this fresco detail from Villa dEste When commonly used in conversation, grotesque means strange, fantastic, ugly or bizarre, and thus is often used to describe weird shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween masks or gargoyles on churches. ...

Sendak’s book In the Night Kitchen, first published in 1970, has often been subjected to censorship for its drawings of a young boy prancing naked through the story. The book has been challenged, and in some instances banned, in several American states including Illinois, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Texas. In the Night Kitchen is a popular and controversial childrens book by Maurice Sendak. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Censorship is defined as the removal and/or withholding of information from the public by a controlling group or body. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

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Beyond illustration

Sendak was an early member of the National Board of Advisors for the Children's Television Workshop during the development stages of the television series Sesame Street. He also wrote and designed an animated sequence for the series, Bumble Ardy, based on his own book, and with Jim Henson as the voice of Bumble Ardy. Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Childrens Television Workshop (or CTW), is a non-profit organization behind the production of several educational childrens programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world (including PBS in the United States), as well as Noggin, a joint venture with Viacom... Sesame Street is an American educational childrens television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. ... Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was the most widely known American puppeteer in modern American television history. ...

Sendak produced an animated television 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). An LP and later a CD of the songs were also produced. He adapted his book Where the Wild Things Are for the stage in 1979. Additionally, he has designed sets for many operas and ballets, including the award-winning (1983) Pacific Northwest Ballet production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker , Houston Grand Opera's productions of Mozart's The Magic Flute (1981) and Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel (1997), Los Angeles County Music Center's 1990 production of Mozart's Idomeneo, and New York City Opera's 1981 production of The Cunning Little Vixen. The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... Really Rosie is a musical with a book and lyrics by Maurice Sendak and music by Carole King. ... Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An LP Long playing (LP), either 10 or 12-inch diameter, 33 rpm (actually 33. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit ÄŒeské Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This article is about opera as an art form. ... A performance of The Nutcracker ballet Ballet is the name given to a specfic dance form and technique. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The Pacific Northwest Ballet is a ballet company and based in Seattle, Washington in the United States. ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильич Чайкoвский, Pëtr Il’ič ÄŒajkovskij;  )[1] (7 May [O.S. 25 April] 1840 – 6 November [O.S. 25 October] 1893), was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. ... (left to right) Sergei Legat, as the Nutcracker, an unidentified child as a gingerbread soldier, and Lydia Rubtsova as Marianna in Vsevolozhskys costumes for the Ivanov/Petipa/Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, St. ... The Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is a Houston, Texas-based opera company. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, (en: The Magic Flute) is an opera in two acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... For the pop singer of this name, see Engelbert Humperdinck (singer) Engelbert Humperdinck (September 1, 1854 – September 27, 1921) was a German composer, best known for his opera, Hänsel und Gretel (1893). ... Artwork by Arthur Rackham, 1909. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Idomeneo, re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante (Italian: Idomeneo, King of Crete, or, Ilia and Idamante; usually referred to simply as Idomeneo, K. 366) is an Italian opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... The New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, seen from Lincoln Center Plaza New York State Theater The New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, interior, as seen from the stage The New York City Opera (NYCO) is based in Philip Johnsons New York State Theater at Lincoln Center. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... The Cunning Little Vixen (Příhody LiÅ¡ky BystrouÅ¡ky, literally The Adventures of Vixen Sharp-Ears, in Czech) is an opera by LeoÅ¡ Janáček, with a libretto adapted by the composer from a serialized novella (daily comic) by Rudolf TÄ›snohlídek, which was first published in newspaper...

In the 1990s, Sendak approached playwright Tony Kushner to write a new English version of the Czech composer Hans Krása's children's opera Brundibar. Kushner wrote the text for Sendak's illustrated book of the same name, published in 2003. The book was named one of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Illustrated Books of that year. Tony Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an award-winning American playwright most famous for his play Angels in America, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Hans Krása, (November 30, 1899 – October 17, 1944), was a Bohemian composer. ... Brundibar is the name of an opera by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása. ...

In 2003, Chicago Opera Theatre produced Sendak and Kushner's adaptation of Brundibar. In 2005 Berkeley Repertory Theatre, in collaboration with Yale Repertory Theater and Broadway's New Victory Theater, produced a substantially reworked version of the Sendak-Kushner adaptation. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... YALE (Yet Another Learning Environment) is an environment for machine learning experiments and data mining. ... The Lion King at the New Amsterdam Theatre, 2003 Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ...

He illustrated Else Holmelund Minarik's Little Bear series of books, which were also made into a successful television series. Else Holmelund Minarik, born in 1920, wrote a series of childrens books, Little Bear, which were both successful on their own, and made into a successful childrens TV series. ... Little Bear is a series of childrens books, originally published in 1957, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. ... Little Bear (1995-2000) was a childrens television series. ...

Awards

Where the Wild Things Are won the 1964 Caldecott Medal. 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. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Caldecott Medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan in 1937. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Hans Christian Andersen Award, sometimes known as the Little Nobel Prize, is an international award given bianually by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in recognition of a lasting contribution to childrens literature. There are two categories of award winners: authors, and illustrators. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is the worlds largest childrens and youth literature award. ... Christine Nöstlinger (born October 13, 1936 at Vienna) is an Austrian writer. ...

Film

A live-action feature-length film of Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are is planned for 2008, to be directed by Spike Jonze and a screenplay by Dave Eggers, Michael Goldenberg and Spike Jonze In film and video, live action refers to works that are acted out by human actors, as opposed to animation. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel on October 22, 1969), is an American director of music videos and commercials, and an Academy Award-nominated director and producer in film and television, most notably the 1999 film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation. ... Dave Eggers at the 2005 Hay Festival Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. ... Michael Goldenberg is a playwright and more recently a Hollywood screenwriter and director. ... Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel on October 22, 1969), is an American director of music videos and commercials, and an Academy Award-nominated director and producer in film and television, most notably the 1999 film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation. ...

Partial bibliography

• Kenny's Window (1956)
• Very Far Away (1957)
• The Sign On Rosie's Door (1960)
• The Nutshell Library (1962)
  • Chicken Soup with Rice (A Book of Months)
  • Alligators All Around (An Alphabet)
  • One Was Johnny (A Counting Book)
  • Pierre (A Cautionary Tale)
• 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? (written by Maurice Sendak & Matthew Margolis and illustrated by Maurice Sendak) (1976)
• Seven Little Monsters' (1977)
• Higglety Pigglety Pop!, Or: There Must be More to Life (1967) ISBN 0-06-028479-X
• Fantasy Sketches (1981)
• Outside Over There (1985)
• We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy: Two Nursery Rhymes with Pictures (Harper Collins) (1983)
• Singing Family of the Cumberlands (written by Jean Ritchie)
• Maurice Sendak's Christmas Mystery (1995) (a box with a Book and a Jigsaw Puzzle)
• Hector Protector and As I Went Over the Water: Two Nursery Rhymes
• Caldecott and Co: Notes on Books and Pictures (1990)
• Mommy? (Maurice Sendak's first Pop-up book) (2006)

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Partial bibliography as illustrator

• Atomics for the Millions (by Dr. Maxwell Leigh Eidinoff) (1947)
• The Wonderful Farm (by Marcel Aymé) (1951)
• Good Shabbos Everybody (by Robert Garvey) (1951)
• A Hole is to Dig (written by Ruth Krauss) (1952)
• A Very Special House (written by Ruth Krauss) (1953)
• The Tin Fiddle (written by Edward Tripp) (1954)
• The Wheel On the School (written by Meindert DeJong) (1954)
• Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm (written by Betty MacDonald) (1954)
• Little Cow & the Turtle (written by Meindert DeJong) (1955)
• What Can You Do With A Shoe? (written by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers) (1955 recolored in 1997)
• Seven Little Stories on Big Subjects (written by Gladys Baker Bond) (1955)
• I Want to Paint My Bathroom Blue (written by Ruth Krauss) (1956)
• The Birthday Party (by Ruth Krauss) (1957)
• Little Bear, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak (there was also a TV series based on this series of books)
  • Little Bear (1957)
  • Father Bear Comes Home (1959)
  • Little Bear's Friend (1960)
  • Little Bear's Visit (1961)
  • A Kiss for Little Bear (1968)
• Along Came A Dog (by Meindert DeJong) (1958)
• No Fighting, No Biting! (written by Else Holmelund Minarik)(1958)
• What Do You Say, Dear? (written by Sesyle Joslin) (1958)
• Seven Tales by H. C. Anderson (translated by Eva Le Gallienne) (1959)
• The Moon Jumpers (text by Janice May Udry)(1959)
• Open House For Butterflies (by Ruth Krauss) (1960)
• Best in Children's Books: Volume 31 (various authors and illustrators: featuring, Windy Wash Day and Other Poems by Dorothy Aldis with illustrations by Maurice Sendak) (1960)
• Best in Children's Books: Volume 35 (various authors and illustrators: featuring, Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams with illustrations by Maurice Sendak) (1960)
• Best in Children's Books: Volume 41 (various authors and illustrators: featuring, What the Good-Man Does Is Always Right by Hans Christian Andersen with illustrations by Maurice Sendak) (1961)
• What Do You Do, Dear? (written by Sesyle Joslin) (1961)
• The Big Green Book (written by Robert Graves) (1962)
• Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present (written by Charlotte Zolotow) (1962)
• The Singing Hill (Written by Meindert DeJong) (1962) (Harper Row)
• Dwarf Long-Nose (by Wilhelm Hauff, translated by Doris Orgel) (1963)
• The Griffin and the Minor Canon (by Frank R. Stockton) (1963)
• How Little Lori Visited Times Square (by Amos Vogel) (1963)
• She Loves Me...She Loves Me Not... (written by Robert Keeshan AKA Captain Kangaroo) (1963)
• McCall's: August 1964; VOL XCI, No 11 (featuring The Young Crane by Andrejs Upits and Illustrated by Maurice Sendak)
• The Bee-Man of Orn (by Frank R. Stockton) (1964)
• The Animal Family (by Randall Jarrell) (1965)
• Lullabyes and Night Songs (by Alec Wilder and edited by William Engvick (1965)
• Zlateh The Goat (written by Isaac Bashevis Singer) (1966)
• The Bat Poet (by Randall Jarrell) (1966)
• A House of Sixty Fathers (written by Meindert De Jong (1966)
• The Saturday Evening Post: May 4, 1968; 241st year, issue no. 9 (features Yash The Chimney Sweep by Isaac Bashevis Singer and is illustrated by Maurice Sendak)
• Happy Hanukah Everybody (written by Hyman Chanover & Alice Chanover) (1969)
• Hurry Home Candy (written by Meindert DeJong) (1971)
• I'll Be you and You be Me (written by Ruth Krauss) (1973)
• The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm: Volumes 1 & 2 (Translated by Lore Segal with four tales translated by Randall Jarrell) (1973 both volumes)
• King Grisly-Beard (by Brothers Grimm) (1973)
• Pleasant Fieldmouse (by Jan Wahl) (1975)
• Charlotte and the White Horse (by Ruth Krauss) (1976)
• The Light Princess (by George MacDonald) (1977)
• Shadrach (by Meindert Dejong) (1977)
• Nutcracker (written by E.T.A. Hoffmann) (1984)
• The Love For Three Oranges (The Glyndebourne Version written by Frank Corsaro based on L'Amour des Trois Oranges (by Serge Prokofiev) (1984)
• Circus Girl (by Jack Sendak) (1985)
• In Grandpa's House (by Philip Sendak) (1985)
• The Cunning Little Vixen (by Rudolf Tesnohlidek) (1985)
• Dear Mili (written by Wilhelm Grimm) (1988)
• Sing a Song of Popcorn (by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers with various illustrators including Maurice Sendak) (1988)
• The Big Book for Peace (by various authors and illustrators, cover also by Maurice Sendak) (1990)
• I Saw Esau (edited by Iona Opie and Peter Opie) (1992)
• The Golden Key (by George MacDonald) (1992) ISBN 0-374-42590-6
• The Miami Giant (written by Arthur Yorinks) (1995)
• Frank and Joey Go to Work (by Arthur Yorinks also has additional illustrations by Ky Chung (1996)
• Penthesilea (written by Heinrich von Kleist and Translated and Introduced by Joel Agee) (1998)
• Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom (by Ursula Nordstrom - Author, Leonard S. Marcus - Editor) ISBN 0-060-23625-6
• Swine Lake (written by James Marshall) (1999)
• Brundibar (written by Tony Kushner) (2003)
• Sarah's Room (written by Doris Orgel) (2003)
• The Happy Rain (written by Jack Sendak) (2004)
• Bears! (by Ruth Krauss) (2005)

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• The Art Of Maurice Sendak (By Selma G. Lanes) (1980)
• The Art Of Maurice Sendak: From 1980 to the Present (by Tony Kushner) (2003)

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Notes

1. ^ The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000 American Library Association

External links

• Maurice Sendak biography
• Interview with Maurice Sendak from the Northwestern University Library in free streaming video (RealVideo)
• PBS: American Masters A one-minute video clip
• NPR: Conversation with Maurice Sendak A seventeen-minute audio interview
• The Rosenbach Museum and Library Exhibition space for Sendak drawings