Maurice Sendak
Books by Maurice Sendak
A Hole Is to Dig
A First Book of First Definitions
by Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak
- Hardcover, [48] p.
Maurice Sendak has written books about:
NPR stories about Maurice Sendak
Author Interviews
Sendak's 'Brother's Book': An Elegy, A Farewell
Maurice Sendak died last May but left behind a final book: a reflection on loss and love written in memory of his brother Jack. Sendak's longtime friend Tony Kushner describes the book's origins and Sendak's literary heroes.
Arts & Life
No Sugar Plums Here: The Dark, Romantic Roots Of 'The Nutcracker'
by NPR Staff
Few people today remember E.T.A. Hoffmann, but most everyone is familiar with his most famous creation: The Nutcracker. NPR's Robert Siegel traces the history of everyone's favorite Christmas ballet all the way back to its much darker original version.
Essays
Who's Afraid Of Sendak's Stories? Adults, Mostly
by Amanda Katz
A baby is snatched away by goblins in Maurice Sendak's unsettling children's book, Outside Over There. Commentator Amanda Katz says she loved this book as a child, and only later understood why it made adults so uncomfortable.
Remembrances
An Inside Look At Sendak's 'Wonderful Magic'
by NPR Staff
Wicked author Gregory Maguire considered Maurice Sendak, who died Tuesday at age 83, a personal mentor. He says Sendak's books were magical — "the more you look at them, the less you understand how they do what they do." Maguire talks about his memories of the Where the Wild Things Are author.
Remembrances
Sendak's Legacy: Helping Kids 'Survive Childhood'
by Lauren Silverman
"Children surviving childhood is my obsessive theme and my life's concern," Maurice Sendak told NPR in 1993. The author and illustrator — one of the most admired artists in children's literature — died Tuesday at the age of 83.
Remembrances
Fresh Air Remembers Author Maurice Sendak
Author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, whose classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are became a perennial and award-winning favorite for generations of children, died Tuesday. He was 83. Fresh Air remembers Sendak with excerpts from several interviews.
The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
Maurice Sendak: On Life, Death And Children's Lit
His latest book Bumble-ardy is a deeply imaginative tale about an orphaned pig who longs for a birthday party. Sendak, who is 83, wrote and illustrated the book while caring for his longtime partner, who died of cancer in 2007. "I did Bumble-ardy to save myself," Sendak says. "I did not want to die with him."
Author Interviews
This Pig Wants To Party: Maurice Sendak's Latest
Bumble-ardy is a deeply imaginative tale about an orphaned pig who longs for a birthday party. Sendak, who is 83, wrote and illustrated the book while caring for his longtime partner, who died of cancer in 2007. "I did Bumble-ardy to save myself," Sendak says. "I did not want to die with him."
Interviews
Why Maurice Sendak Puts Kid Characters in Danger
Wild things usually lurk in Maurice Sendak's books, and his newest, Mummy?, is no exception. In Sendak's first pop-up book, a little boy encounters Frankenstein, the Mummy and other monsters as he searches for his mother. The acclaimed author and artist talks about why he creates worlds of danger for his young characters.
Interviews
A Conversation with Maurice Sendak
The giant of children's literature talks with Jennifer Ludden about his craft and his early influences. His latest book is a re-illustration of a 1948 work by his mentor, Ruth Krauss, called Bears.
Books
Kids' Books with Lessons for Life
Fables, fairy tales and novellas can do more than just entertain and delight. They also ease young people through some of life's challenges. NPR's Michele Norris asks three experts in children's literature to share their recommended reading lists.
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