Quote by: Maurice Sendak

[There are] games children must conjure up to combat an awful fact of childhood: the fact of their vulnerability to fear, anger, hate and frustration - all the emotions that are an ordinary part of their lives and that they can perceive only as as ungovernable and dangerous forces. To master these forces, children turn to fantasy: that imagined world where disturbing emotional situations are solved to their satisfaction.


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Author Bio


  • NameMaurice Sendak
  • DescriptionAmerican illustrator and writer of children's books
  • AliasesMaurice Bernard Sendak
  • BornJune 10, 1928
  • DiedMay 8, 2012
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionGraphic Designer; Cartoonist; Writer; Illustrator; Artist; Painter; Children's Writer
  • WorksWhere The Wild Things Are; In The Night Kitchen
  • AwardsAstrid Lindgren Memorial Award; National Medal Of Arts