Who Was Maurice Sendak?

Name: Who Was Maurice Sendak?
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Janet Pascal
ISBN: 9780735205536

Author: Janet Pascal

Series: Who Was?

Narrator: Arthur Morey

Unabridged: 1 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 06/07/2016

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical, History, Us History

Synopsis

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 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!

About The Author

Janet B. Pascal is the author of Who Was Dr. Seuss? and Who Was Abraham Lincoln? She lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Daphne on July 15, 2018

My daughter rated this two stars lower than others in this biography and history series, because not much exciting happened in it and a lot of bad things happened. I really liked it. I only knew "Where the Wild Things Are" previously. I enjoyed hearing about his other books and look forward to readin......more

Goodreads review by Mortisha on August 09, 2018

I just love this series of books. You learn a great deal about the person's life and a time line of their accomplishments and achievements. This book follows the life of Maurice Sendak and I must say that I was amazed learning all that he did in his life and even the little easter eggs he added to h......more

Goodreads review by Talea on January 25, 2023

I absolutely loved this little book. These Who Was books are amazing at introducing kids to people they might not have heard of otherwise. I admit I often go to children’s nonfiction books to get an idea about a topic I don’t know to see if I want to invest more time and effort into the person or to......more