Maurice Sendak Biography
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The Maurice Sendak Foundation
The Maurice Sendak Foundation
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A brief biography of Maurice Sendak. Sendak is primarily known as an author and illustrator of children's books, for which he received several awards, including the Caldecott Medal, Hans Christian Andersen Award, and he Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. Later, in the 1970s, he became a costume and stage designer for operas and ballets. Click on the link above to see the biography. Learn more about the work and legacy of Sendak by exploring other parts of the Maurice Sendak Foundation. To see "Where the Wild Things Are," the book for which Sendak is best known, click on the link below.
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Sendak, Maurice, Literature, Children's Literature, Authors, Illustrators, United States