In addition to his art and writing, Sendak was an advisor for the Children's Television Workshop (creators of Sesame Street), and worked with Jim Henson on an adaptation of Sendak's Bumble Ardy stories for the show. Despite- or perhaps because of- all this, he became one of the most popular and beloved children's writers of his era. Where the Wild Things Are received complaints that it was too grotesque and scary for young children (although few of these complaints seemed to come from actual children, who typically enjoyed it), and his In the Night Kitchen has been banned or censored several times for its mild (and utterly non-salacious) use of nudity. Sendak's work was sometimes controversial. He started work as an illustrator in the very late 1940s, and began writing as well towards the end of The '50s. Maurice Bernard Sendak (J– May 8, 2012) was an illustrator and author of children's books best known for his international hit Where the Wild Things Are (1963), which was adapted for film twice. Kids tell you what they think, not what they think they should think." They are a better audience and tougher critics. "I write books that seem more suitable for children, and that's OK with me.
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