His imagination redefined children’s literature
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="award">award</span>-<span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illustrator">illustrator</span> <span word="Maurice">Maurice</span> <span word="Sendak">Sendak</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="three">three</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="Maurice">Maurice</span> <span word="Sendak">Sendak</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="Lapidus">Lapidus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shirley">Shirley</span> <span word="Griffith">Griffith</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="richly">richly</span> <span word="imaginative">imaginative</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="works">works</span> -- “<span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="Are">Are</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Night">Night</span> <span word="Kitchen">Kitchen</span>” -- <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="redefine">redefine</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="literature">literature</span>.</p><p><span word="Maurice">Maurice</span> <span word="Sendak">Sendak</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="Maurice">Maurice</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="entertain">entertain</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illustrator">illustrator</span>, <span word="Maurice">Maurice</span> <span word="Sendak">Sendak</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intense">intense</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, “<span word="Outside">Outside</span> <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="There">There</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="kidnapped">kidnapped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="goblins">goblins</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Maurice">Maurice</span> <span word="Sendak">Sendak</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="for">for</span> “<span word="Outside">Outside</span> <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="There">There</span>” <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="kidnapping">kidnapping</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="two">two</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Lindbergh">Lindbergh</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kidnapped">kidnapped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="murdered">murdered</span>.</p>
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