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Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012: His books let kids’ imaginations run wild

By admin | Published: May 20, 2012

May 9 The author, who died Tuesday at 83, also worked on ballets and operas. Maurice Sendak didn’t think of himself as a children’s author, but as an author who told the truth about childhood. "I like interesting people, and kids are really interesting people," he explained to the associated Press last fall. "and if [...]

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‘Wild things’ weep

By admin | Published: May 9, 2012

Brooklyn-born writer Maurice Sendak — who set aside the happily-ever-after model of children’s books to explore the darker side of kids’ imagination — died yesterday. He was 83, and had recently suffered a stroke. The Bensonhurst native was most famous for his fantastical wild and wooly creatures in “Where the Wild Things Are’’ — a [...]

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Parenting: New children’s book

By admin | Published: May 7, 2012

May 2, 2012 (WPVI) — when our kids were young, we enjoyed reading to them and all the expert advice out there supports how it’s a good parenting practice. We went towards the old favorites, most of the time. each kid in the house was led through The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Margery Williams’ [...]

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8 Children’s Book Themes Dr. Seuss Never Tackled – Mental Floss

By admin | Published: May 2, 2012

Everyone reads Dr. Seuss, Judy Blume, Shel Silverstein and Maurice Sendak books growing up, but there are thousands more children’s authors out there. With so much competition, some authors choose to cover unique subjects in an attempt to stand out from the crowd. Do your kids need to know more about the drug industry? well [...]

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Career soars ever higher for children’s-book creator Peter Sis

By admin | Published: May 2, 2012

Three telephone calls have changed the life of award-winning children’s-book creator Peter Sis. The first phone call, in 1982, was from children’s author/illustrator Maurice Sendak, who urged Sis to head from Los Angeles to New York if he truly wanted to create kids’ books. that phone call was the start of Sis’ illustrious career as [...]

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HelloGiggles – Winnie the Pooh and Other Children’s Books Too!

By admin | Published: January 24, 2012

Happy Winnie-the-Pooh Day! in honor of everyone’s favorite tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff, today’s gallery is dedicated to everyone’s favorite children’s books! Children’s books are so near and dear to my heart that as I was putting together this gallery, I had to actually stop myself from including too many pictures! These 20 [...]

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Children’s Literature Goes Wild at the Hyde Collection

By admin | Published: November 30, 2011

Learn How to Write a Children’s Book at the Hyde When you think of children’s authors, you probably think of Edward Lear, Shel Silverstein, Maurice Sendak, Richard Scarry and, of course, Dr. Seuss. nothing opens up the imagination in a child’s mind like a good book and classics like Complete Nonsense, Alice in Wonderland, and [...]

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3 Books Worth Reading To Your Kids

By admin | Published: November 1, 2011

I have always loved books and reading. Before I could even read myself, I loved being read to. the smell of a book, listening to my mother’s voice, imagining I was part of the story . . . I couldn’t get enough! my husband on the other hand is not a fan of reading. the [...]

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‘Where the Wild Things Are’ author Maurice Sendak new book stirring up parents

By admin | Published: September 23, 2011

When his now celebrated book “Where the Wild things Are” was released, some parents complained it was too scary for children. Author Maurice Sendak disagreed then and he disagrees now as a whole new generation of parents are raising a fuss of his latest release, “Bumble-Ardy.” Courtesy of Lance BangsMaurice Sendak working on the set [...]

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