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Becoming Maurice Sendak: A Children’s Author Grows Up
March 25, 2011 07:00 AM
Maurice Sendak, whose book, “Where the Wild Things Are,” has just been adapted into a film, is considered a visionary and even an activist for children. He sees himself quite differently, however.
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