Maurie Sendak!!!!!!!!!

By Timothy Jay Maines II

Maurie Sendaks awesome, Vital statistics:His name is Maurie Sendak Born June 10 1928, 81 years old todayPolish Jewish immigrant familyConsidered most important children's book author

Most Famous for the book “Where the Wild Things are”

He’s gay

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Personal events!!!!

Father (Phillip Sendak was a powerful story teller, he told stories which came from the bible (not really kid appropriate stories some say), which gave Maurie Sendak a appreciation towards books

Knew he wanted to be an illustrator when he grows up. Illustrator of All-American comicsHs

Met a children's book editor at Harper and Brothers name Ursula Nordstrom and saw a film called fantasia which both inspired him to become an Children's book illustrator

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Major Historical Events!!!

Born in Brooklyn U.s, during the holocaust

Raised during the war Lived through Martin Luther King

Stylistics Traits!!!!!

His art is strictly drawn based on the text of the page.

He writes and illustrates only kid books which have many controversies about book being non kid appropriate(resulting in banning).

Specific works with stylistic traits

Where the Wild things are 1963DarkImaginativeChildish

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In the Night Kitchen 1970ChildishCurious ImaginativeTop 10 banned books of 2004

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1955 Wheel on the School (illustrator of the book)

ChildishPale coloringCuriosityHopeful