Max et les Maximonstres

maurice sendak École des loisirs

A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.

Genres picture bookschildrensfictionclassicsfantasyadventureyoung adultanimalskidsmonsters

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 9,1963

Literary awards

caldecott medal, lewis carroll shelf award, indies choice book award,

This edition

Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 2010 by French and European Publications Inc
ISBN: 9780785941941
ASIN: 0785941940
Language: English

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Max Cannon

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About the author

maurice sendak

Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature who is best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963. An elementary school (from kindergarten to grade five) in North Hollywood, California is named in his honor.

Sendak was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Polish-Jewish immigrant parents, and decided to become an illustrator after viewing Walt Disney's film Fantasia at the age of twelve. His illustrations were first published in 1947 in a textbook titled Atomics for the Millions by Dr. Maxwell Leigh Eidinoff. He spent much of the 1950s working as an artist for children's books, before beginning to write his own stories.