Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak was an American author and illustrator of children's books, best known for *Where the Wild Things Are* (1963), in which a boy named Max sails to an island of monsters and becomes their king.
His work often explored childhood fears and emotions with unusual darkness and psychological depth.
My kid's obsessed with Maurice Sendak.
Books told through images
- Wild ThingsUndomesticated, unruly creatures
- Little BearConstellation containing Polaris
- Caldecott MedalChildren's illustration award
- children's booksLiterature for young readers
bedtime stories · young readers · nursery tales · juvenile fiction · storybooks · read-aloud
Frightening imaginary creatures
- MaxMasculine given name
- rumpusNoisy, disorderly disturbance
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
make-believe · adventure · mischief · wonderland · surrealism · whimsy · enchantment · escapism
Mind's retention capacity
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- BrooklynWestern Long Island borough
- immigrant familyRelatives who resettled abroad
- parentsMother and father
loneliness · vulnerability · emotions · growing up · defiance · autonomy · bedtime · supper
Images rendered by hand
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- inkWriting fluid
- penInk-filled writing tool
- crosshatchingIntersecting parallel lines for tone
sketches · artwork · visuals · bookplates · line work · detail · texture · composition
Power to affect others
- Caldecott MedalChildren's illustration award
- National Book AwardU.S. literary honor
- archiveStored historical records
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
tribute · adaptation · Spike Jonze · Mozart · stage design · Carole King · documentary
picture books
Books told through images
- Wild ThingsUndomesticated, unruly creatures
- Little BearConstellation containing Polaris
- Caldecott MedalChildren's illustration award
children's books · bedtime stories · young readers · nursery tales · juvenile fiction · storybooks · read-aloud
monsters
Frightening imaginary creatures
fantasy · make-believe · adventure · mischief · wonderland · surrealism · whimsy · enchantment · escapism · dreamscape
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- BrooklynWestern Long Island borough
- immigrant familyRelatives who resettled abroad
parents · loneliness · vulnerability · emotions · growing up · defiance · autonomy · bedtime · supper · home
drawings
Images rendered by hand
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- inkWriting fluid
- penInk-filled writing tool
crosshatching · sketches · artwork · visuals · bookplates · line work · detail · texture · composition · gouache
influence
Power to affect others
- Caldecott MedalChildren's illustration award
- National Book AwardU.S. literary honor
- archiveStored historical records
retrospective · tribute · adaptation · Spike Jonze · Mozart · stage design · Carole King · documentary
- illustratorsillustrator, Norman Rockwell, Quentin Blake, book illustrator, Eric Carle
- children's booksfairy tales, nursery rhymes, picture books, bedtime stories, Harry Potter
- kids' bookschildren's literature, storybooks, picture books, easy readers, bedtime stories
- AuthorsShakespeare, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Children's Readingpicture books, chapter books, storytime, story time, read-alouds
- picture bookspicture book, picture books, illustrations, storybook, storybook art
Maurice SendakPrecious Moments
Collectible porcelain figurine brand
Miffy · saccharine · Eric Carle · Richard Scarry · Teletubbies