Maurice Sendak Movies, TV Series

Maurice Bernard Sendak (June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American children's book author and illustrator. He is best remembered for his 1963 picture book *Where the Wild Things Are*, which brought him international fame. The son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, his early years were shadowed by the lo... Read moress of numerous relatives in the Holocaust. Among his other self-authored works are *In the Night Kitchen* and *Outside Over There*, and he also provided illustrations for books by other writers, notably Else Holmelund Minarik's Little Bear series.