Maurice Sendak (1928–2012)
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Maurice Sendak was born on June 10, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York. While in high school, he worked part time as an illustrator for All-American Comics adapting the Mutt and Jeff newspaper comic strip to a comic book format. His first professional illustrations were for a physics textbook, Atomics for mostra altro the Millions, published in 1947. He later worked as a window-display director for F.A.O. Schwartz while attending night school at the Art Students League. In 1950, he illustrated his first children's book The Wonderful Farm by Marcel Aymé. He wrote his first children's book Kenny's Window in 1956 and went on to become a prolific author-illustrator. His works include Chicken Soup with Rice; In the Night Kitchen; Outside Over There; Higglety Pigglety Pop; The Sign on Rosie's Door; We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy; Brundibar; Bumble Ardy; and My Brother's Book. He received numerous awards including the Caldecott medal for Where The Wild Things Are in 1964, the Hans Christian Andersen International Medal in 1970, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and the National Medal of Arts in 1996. Characters from two of his books were the basis of an animated television special, Really Rosie, which first aired in 1975. He was also the set designer and lyricist for a subsequent off-Broadway musical of the same title. He was the lyricist, as well as the set and costume designer, for the original production of an opera based on Where The Wild Things Are in 1980. In addition, he has designed sets and costumes for performances of operas by Mozart, Prokofiev, and other classical composers. He died due to complications from a recent stroke on May 8, 2012 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Maurice Sendak
We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy: Two Nursery Rhymes with Pictures (1993) 408 copie, 19 recensioni
Pierre, a Cautionary Tale 10 copie
Sendak at the Rosenbach : an exhibition held at the Rosenbach Museum & Library, April 28-October 30, 1995 (1995) 9 copie
Steven 5 copie
Questions to an artist who is also an author: A conversation between Maurice Sendak and Virginia Haviland (1972) 4 copie
The Publishing Archive of Lothar Meggendorfer: Original Drawings, Hand-colored Lithographs and Production Files for His… (1975) 3 copie
Tell Them Anything You Want 2 copie
Higglety Pigglety Pop! + Where the wild things are [video recording] (2009) — Librettist; Designer, alcune edizioni — 2 copie
Where the wild things are [video recording] — Librettist — 1 copia
Gusci di noce: Alligatori in abbondanza-Uno è Johnny-Brodino di pollo-Piero e il leone. Ediz. a colori (2024) 1 copia
Father Bear Comes Home 1 copia
Wat doe je dan? 1 copia
Wat zeg je dan? 1 copia
In the night kitchen. 1 copia
The Horn Book Magazine 1 copia
Oliver Knussen's & Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are and Concert Scenes from Higglety Pigglety Pop! (1985) — Librettist — 1 copia
She Loves Me... She Loves Me Not... — Illustratore — 1 copia
Hector Protector et J'allais joyeux sur les flots bleus: Deux comptines illustrées par Maurice Sendak (2023) 1 copia
Little Bear Meet Little Bear 1 copia
Little Bear: Pretend time 1 copia
Where the Wild Things Are and Other Maurice Sendak Stories (Scholastic Video Collection) [VHS] (2002) 1 copia
The Juniper Tree 1 copia
Higglety Pigglety Pop! + Where the wild things are [libretto] — Librettist — 1 copia
Rend og hop Bob 1 copia
This Land is Your Land 1 copia
Pierre and His Parents 1 copia
Little Bear - At Home 1 copia
Chico-Chorão 1 copia
O Recado de Rosie 1 copia
Ở nơi quỷ sứ giặc non 1 copia
Alligators All Around An Alpabet 1 copia
A Kiss For Little Bear 1 copia
Opere correlate
Lo Schiaccianoci e il re dei sorci (1816) — Illustratore, alcune edizioni — 2,153 copie, 26 recensioni
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Autore — 1,633 copie, 14 recensioni
Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems (1988) — Illustratore — 1,037 copie, 25 recensioni
All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Artists (2004) — Collaboratore — 560 copie, 12 recensioni
Seven Tales from Hans Christian Andersen (1959) — Illustratore, alcune edizioni — 198 copie, 1 recensione
Babar's Anniversary Album: 6 Favorite Books (1981) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 184 copie, 2 recensioni
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Boxed Set: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle / Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic / Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle / and Mrs.… (1986) — Illustratore, alcune edizioni — 125 copie
Worlds of Childhood: The Art and Craft of Writing for Children (1990) — Collaboratore — 92 copie, 1 recensione
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's Greatest Kids' Lit as Comics and Visuals (2014) — Collaboratore — 91 copie, 1 recensione
Kong Unbound: The Cultural Impact, Pop Mythos, and Scientific Plausibility of a Cinematic Legend (2005) — Collaboratore — 22 copie
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 4, December 1980 — Illustratore — 2 copie
Hans-mon-hérisson — Illustratore — 1 copia
The Light Princess: Abridged [sound recording] — Immagine di copertina — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Sendak, Maurice
- Nome legale
- Sendak, Maurice Bernard
- Data di nascita
- 1928-06-10
- Data di morte
- 2012-05-08
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Danbury, Connecticut, USA
- Causa della morte
- stroke
- Istruzione
- Art Students' League, New York
- Attività lavorative
- writer
children's book illustrator
opera stage designer
librettist
television producer - Relazioni
- Sendak, Jack (brother)
Sendak, Philip (father)
Glynn, Eugene D. (partner) - Organizzazioni
- Children's Television Workshop (member ∙ National Board of Advisors)
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2003)
- Agente
- The Wylie Agency
- Breve biografia
- Maurice Bernard Sendak (June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books.
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1960s (1)
Favourite Books (1)
Best Dog Stories (1)
BitLife (1)
Ambleside Books (2)
Books About Boys (2)
Reading Rainbow (1)
2024 Reads (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 125
- Opere correlate
- 100
- Utenti
- 42,243
- Popolarità
- #406
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 1,881
- ISBN
- 565
- Lingue
- 27
- Preferito da
- 76
Max, il protagonista, più che un bambino pare un terremoto: uno di quelli che non puoi distrarti un attimo o è capace di smontarti mezza casa. Le immagini all'inizio sono piccole, ma diventano sempre più grandi a mano a mano che Max si avventura nel paese dei mostri selvaggi.
A un certo punto, Max diventa così “selvaggio” da non lasciare spazio alle parole e le immagini iniziano a coprire le due intere facciate. Sono, però, immagini gioiose, di gioco, come quelle che potreste trovare ad accompagnare Pinocchio nel Paese dei Balocchi.
Eppure, proprio come Pinocchio, a un certo punto Max si accorge di non aver fatto un grande affare con i mostri del paese dei mostri. E tornano le parole a descrivere le sue sensazioni e le sue emozioni e le immagini tornano a farsi da parte, fino a scomparire – e su questa scomparsa potremmo davvero riflettere a lungo.
L'unico elemento di perplessità in Nel Paese dei Mostri Selvaggi è stato il mandare a letto Max senza cena. Mi ha un po' turbato come punizione e non sono del tutto certa che sia appropriata, anche con il significato che arriva ad assumere all'interno della storia. Forse Sendak avrebbe potuto (e dovuto) fare un'altra scelta...… (altro)