[DOC] [TLE] Maurice Sendak - Wikipedia [PAR] Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American illustrator and writer of children's 
books. He became ... Sendak was born in New York City in the borough of 
Brooklyn to Polish ... His older brother Jack Sendak also became an author of 
children's books, ... His book In the Night Kitchen, originally issued in 1970, has 
often been... [DOC] [TLE] 10 Things You Might Not Know About Maurice Sendak | Mental Floss [PAR] Feb 18, 2015 ... Prior to the success of his own books, Sendak illustrated the popular Little ... Are 
was too scary for children, it was his later book, In the Night Kitchen, that ... so my 
parents could be happy, he told The New York Times in 2008. .... About  Privacy 
 Authors  RSS  Terms  Contact  Customer Service  Store. [DOC] [TLE] Maurice Sendak, Featured Author - Carol Hurst's Children's ... [PAR] Although much of his work is unsettling, even disturbing, it opened up new vistas 
... "I seem to have been blessed, or cursed, with a vivid memory of childhood," ... 
In 1970, he continued his journey into the darker side with In the Night Kitchen, 
which ... Although he has no children of his own, Sendak says he can hardly hold
... [DOC] [TLE] Maurice Sendak Biography and Timeline | Rosenbach Museum and ... [PAR] His characters, stories, and inspirations were drawn from among his own 
neighbors, family, pop culture, ... He worked with such well-known children's 
authors as Ruth Krauss, Else Minarik, and Arthur ... 1939Attends the New York 
World's Fair, another important experience that laid the foundation for In the Night 
Kitchen. [DOC] [TLE] The Contemporary Jewish Museum is Where the Wild Things are ... [PAR] With Pierre and many of his other rebellious child heroes, Sendak gives voice ... 
a quest without leaving his bedroom and In the Night Kitchen about a nighttime ... 
one of his ugliest "Wild Things" (most of which were based on his relatives), ... 
While his cityscapes and landscapes often echo familiar places like New York 
City,... [DOC] [TLE] Maurice Sendak, Children's Author, Dies at 83 - The New York Times [PAR] May 8, 2012 ... His art graced the writing of other eminent authors for children and ... his relatives 
 who, in his memory at least, had hovered like a pack of ... Mr. Sendak's books 
were often a window on his own experience. ... By contrast, the huge, flat, brightly 
colored illustrations of In the Night Kitchen, the story of a... [DOC] [TLE] Maurice Sendak - Biography in Context - Gale [PAR] Jun 14, 2012 ... In the Night Kitchen, Harper (New York, NY), 1970. ... Maurice Sendak's Really 
Rosie (based on the television program of .... (Author of foreword) John 
Canemaker, Winsor McCay: His Life and Art, Abbeville Press, 1987. .... Many of 
his books refer--to a greater or lesser degree--to his own past experiences. [DOC] [TLE] Interview: Maurice Sendak . NOW on PBS [PAR] Maurice Sendak provides insight into his work and inspiration for "Where the Wild 
... How does a man with no kids of his own know so much about the wild things of 
... Just look at these titles: IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN; HIGGLETY PIGGLETY ..... up 
or about the time you were growing up in New York, it was traditional to say if... [DOC] [TLE] In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak  Reviews, Discussion ... [PAR] In the Night Kitchen has 13676 ratings and 649 reviews. ... Vague memory of that 
tidbit. ..... Recommends it for: parents reading to their children ... After reading 
again, I found that I liked the style the author chose to write this story. .... in equal 
parts to Depression-era New York City and to ancient advertisements and food. [DOC] [TLE] Maurice Sendak is best known as the illustrator of more than 100 ... [PAR] The push and pull of New and Old Worlds in Sendak's memory makes his ... 
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Question: This author's "In the Night Kitchen" was based on his own memories of New York as a child
Answer: Maurice Sendak