Maurice Sendak is an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. He is best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963.
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American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012)
| Born | 10 June 1928 |
| Died | 08 May 2012 |
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Maurice Sendak
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American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012)
| Born | 10 June 1928 |
| Died | 08 May 2012 |
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Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Picture books, Children's stories, Fantasy fiction, Toy and movable books, Children's literature, Ficción juvenil, Illustrated children's books, Sendak, maurice b., 1928-2012, Specimens, Children, Juvenile literature, Monsters, Stories in rhyme, Children's poetry, Counting, Exhibitions, Fairy tales, Folklore, Imagination, Juvenile poetry, Monsters, fiction, PoetryPlaces
Germany, United States, Alemania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia y Hercegovina, Netherlands, Sarajevo, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Hercegovina), Sarajevo (Bosnia y Hercegovina), YugoslaviaPeople
Maurice Sendak, Joseph Saint, Lothar Meggendorfer, Maurice Sendak (1928-), Walt Disney (1901-1966)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL366346A
- GoodReads: 4489
- ISNI: 0000000121032317
- IMDb: nm0784124
- Library of Congress Names: n80015694
- LibraryThing: sendakmaurice
- MusicBrainz: bc8e1df9-22dc-402c-bcf3-bd0bfa4e7ec7
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV079806
- VIAF: 96213928
- Wikidata: Q314771
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q314771
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- Maurice Bernard Sendak
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