Post on 02-Jan-2016
Maurice SendakMaurice Sendak wrote Where The Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak won a Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak Childhood
Maurice had a brother and sister. They were both older than him.
Maurice’s parents were immigrants from Poland!
He liked to think of things he could make.
For his first job he worked at a toy store. He liked it very much. Maurice got to draw on the windows at night.
Maurice also loved to draw when he was a young boy.
Maurice SendakMaurice’s most popular children's book was Where The Wild Things Are
Throughout the 1950’s Maurice almost illustrated 50 children's books.
In 1956 Maurice wrote his first book
Maurice had a heart attack on a business trip to England.
Maurice’s dog Jenna had cancer and had be put to sleep by a veterinarian.
THE CHALLENGES