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 adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness.
Maurice SendakMy father could be very witty, even if the humor was always on the darker side of irony.
Maurice Sendak