PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Early Years
- Parents were Polish/Jewish Immigrants
- Very close to brother and sister Jack and Natalie
- Did not have a great relationship with parents
- Was a very frail and sickly child
pivotal events in his childhood
1932 Kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby
When He Was 12 he saw Walt Disney's "Fantasia"
hE FOUND OUT HIS EXTENDED FAMILY was KILLED IN THE HOLOCAUST
THESE EVENTS SHAPED HIS FUTURE
Other influences
- The poet William Blake
- Mozart
- Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick
HIS FIRST ILLUSTRATIONS APPEARED
After High School
- HE WORKED AT FAO SCHWARTZ AS A WINDOW DRESSER
- MET HIS FUTURE PUBLISHER
- TOOK NIGHT CLASSES AT NEW YORK ART STUDENT LEAGUE
- ILLUSTRATED HIS FIRST CHILDRENS BOOK "THE WONDERFUL FARM"
in 1956, "KENNy's window" was published
"tHE SIGN ON ROSIE'S DOOR"
bUT IN 1963 THis book revolutionized
"wHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE"
iT TOOK TWO YEARS FOR THE BOOK
Popular titles after 1963
- IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN (1970)
- OUTSIDE OVER THERE (1981)
- AND OVER TWO DOZEN MORE....
"In the night kitchen" IS RANKED 25
fILM/tv/SETS
- REALLY ROSIE FOR TV (1975)
- THE LITTLE BEAR TV SERIES AND FILM (1995-2001)
- WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE 2009
awards
- CALDECOTT MEDAL FOR "Where the Wild Things Are" 1964
- NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR "Outside Over There" 1982
- LAURA INGALLS WILDER MEDAL FOR CHILDREN'S LIT 1983
- NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS 1996
30 years after "Outside Over there"
IN 2012, mAURICE sENDAK passed away