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Today in Writing History June 10, 1928: Maurice Sendak, author of “Where the Wild Things Are,” was born in Brooklyn, New York. A little boy once sent him a card with a drawing on it. Sendak was so moved he sent the boy another letter with his own personal “Wild Thing” drawn on it. The boy’s mother sent Sendak a thank you note saying that her son loved the card so much he ate it. Sendak considered that one of the highest compliments he ever received. His book, “In the Night Kitchen,” is one of the most censored children’s books in the U.S., supposedly because of its depiction of a naked child. Sendak was an atheist Jew who lost numerous family members in the Holocaust. However, he was quoted as saying, "My gods are Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, Mozart. I believe in them with all my heart." He was also gay and lived with his partner for 50 years. Sendak died May 12, 2012, at the age of 83.

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“ . . . from their earliest years children live on familiar terms with disrupting emotions, fear and anxiety are an intrinsic part of their everyday lives, they continually cope with frustrations as best they can. And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming Wild Things.” —Maurice Sendak

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Tonight in 1975 — #ReallyRosie debuted on CBS.

#MauriceSendak directed this animated special (based on his books) w/ music by #CaroleKing (who voiced Rosie).

It became an Off-Broadway musical in 1980.

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SHIT JUST GOT REAL

This amazing Wild Things ogre team is finished and ready for #Thrudball auction!

Plenty of time for people to get that second mortgage out to win them...

Display board and sculpting: Drew Blood
Painting: Neilwat

RT=❤️

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Maurice Sendak's Copy of Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson https://attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2023/01/maurice-sendaks-copy-of-harold-and.html #CrockettJohnson #MauriceSendak

"Everyone had his own program."
--Maurice Sendak, Higglety Pigglety Pop, 1967

My favorite line: clearly this book knows what's important to children.

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Light reading while ill.

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Poncho as one of my favorite and most inspirational childhood reads.

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@mariapopova I love this Maurice Sendak illustration you included in here.

I’ve been subscribed to the Marginalian for some time now and it never disappoints, thank you Maria!

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Kids don't know about best sellers. They go for what they enjoy. They aren't star chasers & they don't suck up
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Where the wild t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ fans are ❤️ En el cumpleaños de Maurice Sendak, la anécdota de uno de sus mayores admiradores 👦✉️ #wildthings #MauriceSendak #fans #ilustracion

There must be more to life than having everything
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