About Maurice Sendak:
Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, first published in 1963. Born to Jewish-Polish parents, his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Besides Where the Wild Things Are, Sendak also wrote works such as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, and illustrated many works by other authors including the Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik.
I want to write something so simple, so short and so silly... and I want it to be for my brother.
Maurice SendakI do not remember any proper children's books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them.
Maurice Sendak