On Tuesday, the world said goodbye to a beloved childrens author. Maurice Sendak suffered a stroke last Friday and died early Tuesday morning, at age 83. He was both an author and illustrator, and was also a costumer designer for both opera and ballet. Here are thirteen books he either wrote or illustrated.
AUTHOR:
2. Chicken Soup with Rice (A Book of Months) (1962)
3. Alligators All Around (An Alphabet) (1962)
4. Very Far Away (1957) - The second book Sendak wrote and illustrated.
5. In the Night Kitchen (1970)
6. Seven Little Monsters (1977)
7. Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (1967)
8. Outside Over There (1981)
9. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm (by Betty MacDonald) (1954)
10. Little Bear (by Else Holmelund Minarik) (1957)
11. The Moon Jumpers (by Janice May Udry) (1959)
12. A Kiss for Little Bear (1968)
13. The Happy Rain (by Jack Sendak) (2004)
14 comments:
When my kids were little, we watched the TV version of Little Bear all the time. It had a sweet, gentle feel to it.
Love his books!
*hugs*
Paige
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I can't even tell you how many times I've read some of those to my kids when they were young.
Have a great Thursday!
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I have enjoyed so many of his books and have read them to lots of special little people.
Sendak's work, controversial though it may be (Where the Wild Things Are has been banned multiple times since its first publication), will continue to resonate with kids. The world of children's literature will never be the same without him.
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Alice: I didn't even know there was a TV version of Little Bear until quite recently. Used to love that series of books, though.
Paige: There is so much to love in his work, both his words and his artwork.
Harriet: I remember reading a number of these when little too. I knew he illustrated Little Bear, but had no idea about Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle until I was doing this post.
Colleen: Sendak had a wonderful gift for storytelling, didn't he?
Caravan: I can't help wondering what is wrong with some adults when I hear of particular books being banned. If you don't want to read it, don't. But don't tell me I can't; odds are it will only make me want to read a controversial work more.
The world will be a less magical without Maurice Sendak.
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The name isn't familiar to me, although the Wild Things title is.
I did not read his work as a child, but I was introduced to it in a children's lit class and loved it. Thanks for sharing this.
I was a passionate Little Bear fan when I was a kid. He really enriched my childhood, and I'd had no idea until just now! Thanks for sharing.
Brenda: Indeed it will!
Shelley: I think Where the Wild Things Are is the one title of his that is known the world round, even if one is not familiar with the author's name.
Anita: I remember reading a couple of his books, as well as the Little Bear ones he illustrated, and have been reintroduced over the years through nieces and newphews.
Galherself: Me too! I loved the Little Bear books and still do. :)
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