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Peter Sis Uses His Own Kids As Inspiration for His Award-Winning Children's Books

by Nicki Gostin, Posted Nov 17th 2010 10:00AM

Peter Sis started illustrating children's books after Maurice Sendak saw his work. Credit: Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
Madlenka, the charming protagonist of two previous books by children's author and illustrator Peter Sis, is back in ...Sis began his career as an animation filmmaker, but started illustrating children's books after Maurice Sendak saw his work.
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Maurice Sendak turns 80, doesn't think he's so great

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Sep 12th 2008 7:00PM

Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, The Little Bear series -- are these the work of a "mere illustrator"? I asked my kids and they said absolutely not -- they are the work of a great artist. If you ask the man himself, Maurice Sendak, ...
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Spike Jonze's where the wild things are

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Feb 18th 2008 9:12AM

As you may have heard, movie maverick Spike Jonze is making a movie of Maurice Sendak's beloved children's classic Where the Wild Things Are. If you've seen any of Spike's work, such as Being John Malkovich, Adaptation or his video for the Beastie ...
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Children's operas by Maurice Sendak coming to New York

by J.D. Griffioen, Posted Feb 13th 2006 7:00AM

Maurice Sendak, beloved author of Where the WIld Things Are and In the Night Kitchen, has an opera double bill opening in New Haven, Connecticut and then opening in New York later this spring. The first opera is a restaging of the Czech children's ...
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Animal Tales stamps available in the U.S., but no Paddington Bear

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Jan 16th 2006 4:39PM

I was loving the Royal Mail's Animal Tales stamp series so much, I joked that I wanted to move to London. Well, thanks to Suburban Misfit for pointing out that I only have to move my behind to my nearest post office. Sadly, though, no Paddington ...
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Where the Wild Things Are to be a movie

by Melissa Summers, Posted Jan 10th 2006 8:26AM

One of my family's favorite books is 'Where the Wild Things Are' so I was happy to hear rumblings of a movie project over at our sister blog, Cinematical. I guess the idea has been in development hell for years but now Warner Brothers has acquired ...
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