This is not a biography of Maurice Sendak, or a comprehensive overview of the totality of his remarkable creative output. It's about the books he wrote and/or illustrated.
So for better or worse I'll only mention his other involvements such as theatre design and the various animated and CGI interpretations of his books in passing.
I was already a grown-up (in theory at least) when I first saw the book Where the Wild Things Are. Even though I had no kids I bought a copy immediately, and I still think it's one of the greatest illustrated books half a century later.
And this video is an appreciation of the work of one of the true giants of children's illustrated literature. I hope you like it.
