Artist
and writer Maurice Sendak died this year. His art and papers are in the Rosenbach
Museum & Library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There are always some
of his pictures and books on exhibit at the museum for people on a road journey to
see.
Here
is a short list of his books to find at a library or bookstore:
THE
SIGN ON ROSIE’S DOOR, story and pictures by Maurice Sendak (Harper & Row,
1960).
NUTSHELL
LIBRARY, story and pictures by Maurice Sendak (Harper & Row, 1962).
WHERE
THE WILD THINGS ARE, story and pictures by Maurice Sendak (Harper & Row,
1963).
HIGGLETY
PIGGLETY POP! OR THERE MUST BE MORE TO LIFE, story and pictures by Maurice
Sendak (Harper & Row, 1967).
IN
THE NIGHT KITCHEN, story and pictures by Maurice Sendak (Harper & Row,
1970).
SOME
SWELL PUP OR ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT A DOG? story by Maurice Sendak and Matthew
Margolis, pictures by Maurice Sendak (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976).
Pencil
Journey
Read
the book, The Sign on Rosie’s Door. Find
markers or crayons. And construction paper plus string and tape. Make a sign for
a door using words and drawings. When friends come over, dress-up and put
together a musical show. Invite an audience to enter the door with the sign to
see the musical show.
