Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak — one title in the rankings.

Editor’s note American author and illustrator who changed children’s books by letting them hold real anger and fear. Where the Wild Things Are, from 1963, is his masterpiece and his most read book: Max, sent to bed without supper in his wolf suit, sails to an island of monsters and becomes their king, then comes home to find his supper still hot. Barely ten sentences long and winner of the Caldecott Medal. His other books still have too few ratings to rank.

Ranked titles

1 book

Average score

8.3

Total ratings

920

First published

1963

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