Tag Archives: Maurice Sendak

Why Write?

Posted on April 14, 2016 by karinwritesdangerously

“I lik Riting time becrs I can get my feings out. you cant kep your hot felings in sid of you you mit get sec.” Kid’s composition Sometimes automatic pilot takes over in just about every phase of our life. … Continue reading →

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Wildly Successful

Posted on December 21, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

This year, which is racing to a close, marks the 50th anniversary of Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Maurice was a busy boy: he wrote or illustrated more than 100 books, yet Wild Things proved far and … Continue reading →

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Scintillating Sounds

Posted on March 5, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“When asked “what he meant by ‘the craft of writing,’ he answered, “it is the art of penetrating other minds with the figures that are in your own mind”…. In making his own entrances into other minds, he said, he … Continue reading →

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Child’s Play

Posted on April 15, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“Children, like animals, use all their senses to discover the world. Then artists come along and discover it in the same way all over again.” Eudora Welty Maurice Sendak, the whimsical author and artist, said something very revealing and helpful … Continue reading →

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Golden Castles

Posted on March 9, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“When I write I think I live in a golden castle that shines in the sunlight.” Carolina Maria de Jesus Carolina wrote Child of the Dark, an account of her down-and-out life in the slums of Brazil. Her diary, discovered … Continue reading →

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