Childrens Literature
Late January - March 1, 2004
DR. SEUSS and MAURICE SENDAK |
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DR. SEUSS One hundred years ago marks the birth of Theodor (Ted) Geisel (1904-1991), known to generations of readers as Dr. Seuss. This best-selling, award-winning author wrote 46 books for children, beginning with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937) and ending with Oh, The Places You’ll Go! (1990). Geisel’s memorable characters were often fancifully named and his stories filled with rapid, tongue-twisting rhymes. Some of his books, such as The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Horton Hears a Who!, became animated specials on television. The Cat and the Grinch have now graced both the stage and the big screen. Geisel sometimes used the pseudonyms Theo LeSieg and Rosetta Stone. Besides writing, he spent time as a political cartoonist, an advertising illustrator, and a documentary filmmaker. From 1948 until his death, Geisel lived in La Jolla, California. Some classic stories have made the transition from book format to the theatrical stage and to film or television.
MAURICE SENDAK Maurice Sendak (1928- ) is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books. He received a Caldecott Medal in 1964 for most distinguished picture book of the year for Where the Wild Things Are, one of his best-known works. Sendak’s career as an illustrator began during the 1940s when he was still in high school. He assisted in creating the well-known comic strip Mutt and Jeff and illustrated his first published work, the textbook Atomics for the Millions, in 1947. During the 1950s, Sendak began to illustrate children’s works. In the years since, he has written more than 80 books that are available in several languages.
Pop-up image of Little Red Riding Hood from The Art
of Maurice Sendak by Selma G. Lanes. |
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Upon a Time…: Fairytales through the Ages
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