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Maurice Sendak

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Biography

Maurice Sendak was born June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn, NY. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration, and he remains the only American ever awarded this honor. In 1983, Sendak received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, given in recognition of his entire body of work. He also received a 1996 National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution of arts in America. He illustrated over 80 books. He died May 8, 2012.

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Year	Title	Author	Illustrator	Pages
2020	But the Giraffe and Brundibar	Tony Kushner	Maurice Sendak	96
2018	Presto & Zesto in Limboland	Arthur Yorinks, Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	28
2017	Chicken Soup with Rice	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	32
2013	My Brother's Book	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	31
2011	Bumble-Ardy	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	40
2006	Mommy?	Arthur Yorinks	Maurice SendakᐧMatthew Reinhart	12
2005	Bears	Ruth Krauss	Maurice Sendak	24
2004	The Happy Rain	Jack Sendak	Maurice Sendak	48
2003	Brundibar	Tony Kushner	Maurice Sendak	56
1999	Swine Lake	James Marshall	Maurice Sendak	40
1997	What Can You Do with a Shoe?	Beatrice de Regniers	Maurice Sendak	32
1996	Frank & Joey Eat Lunch	Arthur Yorinks	Maurice SendakᐧKy Chung
1996	Frank & Joey Go to Work	Arthur Yorinks	Maurice SendakᐧKy Chung	12
1995	Maurice Sendak's Christmas Mystery	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	8
1995	The Miami Giant	Arthur Yorinks	Maurice Sendak	40
1995	The Wonderful Farm		Maurice Sendak	192
1993	We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	56
1992	I Saw Esau		Maurice Sendak	160
1991	Sarah's Room	Doris Orgel	Maurice Sendak	46
1991	Chicken Soup with Rice (Bound for Schools & Libraries)	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	32
1989	A Hole Is to Dig	Ruth Krauss	Maurice Sendak	48
1988	Dear Mili	Wilhelm Grimm	Maurice Sendak	40
1988	Sing a Song of Popcorn		Maurice SendakᐧRichard EgielskiᐧArnold LobelᐧMarcia BrownᐧMargot ZemachᐧLeo and Diane Dillon	160
1985	In Grandpa's House	Philip Sendak	Maurice Sendak	48
1984	A Kiss for Little Bear	Else Holmelund Minarik	Maurice Sendak	32
1984	Little Bear's Friend	Else Holmelund Minarik	Maurice Sendak	64
1981	Ten Little Rabbits	Maurice Sendak		0
1981	Outside Over There	Maurice Sendak		40
1980	Jean Ritchie's Singing Family of the Cumberlands	Jean Ritchie	Maurice Sendak	258
1978	No Fighting, No Biting!	Else Holmelund Minarik	Maurice Sendak	64
1978	Father Bear Comes Home	Else Holmelund Minarik	Maurice Sendak	64
1977	Seven Little Monsters	Maurice Sendak		8
1976	Fly by Night	Randall Jarrell	Maurice Sendak	30
1976	Some Swell Pup	Maurice Sendak, Matthew Margolis	Maurice Sendak	32
1975	Pleasant Fieldmouse	Jan Wahl	Maurice Sendak	72
1973	King Grisly-beard	Maurice Sendak		24
1970	Fantasy Sketches	Maurice Sendak		0
1970	In the Night Kitchen	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	40
1969	The Light Princess	George MacDonald	Maurice Sendak	110
1967	The Golden Key	George MacDonald	Maurice Sendak	96
1967	Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	69
1967	The Bat-Poet	Randall Jarrell	Maurice Sendak	43
1966	Zlateh the Goat	Isaac Bashevis Singer	Maurice Sendak	90
1965	Hector Protector and As I Went Over the Water	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	64
1965	Let's Be Enemies	Janice May Udry	Maurice Sendak	32
1965	Lullabies and Night Songs		Maurice Sendak	0
1964	The Bee-Man of Orn	Frank Richard Stockton	Maurice Sendak	47
1963	Where the Wild Things Are	Maurice Sendak		48
1963	The Griffin and the Minor Canon	Frank R. Stockton	Maurice Sendak	56
1963	How Little Lori Visited Times Square	Amos Vogel	Maurice Sendak	64
1963	She Loves Me... She Loves Me Not...	Robert Keeshan	Maurice Sendak	32
1962	Alligators All Around	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	32
1962	The Big Green Book	Robert Graves	Maurice Sendak	64
1962	Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present	Charlotte Zolotow	Maurice Sendak	40
1962	Nutshell Library	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	288
1962	One Was Johnny	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	46
1962	Pierre	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	38
1962	The Singing Hill	Meindert DeJong	Maurice Sendak	180
1961	Little Bear's Visit	Else Holmelund Minarik	Maurice Sendak	64
1961	What Do You Do, Dear?	Sesyle Joslin	Maurice Sendak	46
1960	Open House for Butterflies	Ruth Krauss	Maurice Sendak	48
1960	The Sign on Rosie's Door	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	48
1959	The Moon Jumpers	Janice May Udry	Maurice Sendak	32
1958	What Do You Say, Dear?	Sesyle Joslin	Maurice Sendak	48
1958	Along Came a Dog	Meindert DeJong	Maurice Sendak	192
1957	Circus Girl	Jack Sendak	Maurice Sendak	32
1957	Very Far Away	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	56
1956	I Want to Paint My Bathroom Blue	Ruth Krauss	Maurice Sendak	24
1956	Kenny's Window	Maurice Sendak	Maurice Sendak	64
1956	The House of Sixty Fathers	Meindert DeJong	Maurice Sendak	189
1955	Charlotte and The White Horse	Ruth Krauss	Maurice Sendak	32
1954	The Wheel on the School	Meindert DeJong	Maurice Sendak	298
1954	I'll Be You and You Be Me	Ruth Krauss	Maurice Sendak	40
1953	Shadrach	Meindert DeJong	Maurice Sendak	182
1953	Hurry Home, Candy	Meindert DeJong	Maurice Sendak	244

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