Maurice Sendak

Maurice Bernard Sendak June 10 1928 May 8 2012 was an American illustrator and writer of childrens books He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are first published in 1963 Born to PolishJewish parents his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust Sendak also wrote works such as In the Night Kitchen Outside Over There and illustrated many works by other authors including the Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik