Children's Books by Maurice Sendak

Paper Summary:

This paper compares and contrasts the illustrations of Maurice Sendak in two children's books - "Where the Wild Things Are," written by Sendak herself and "Little Bear's Friends," written by Else Holmelund Minarik. The paper begins by describing the role that artists play in picture books and then discusses the importance of the illustrations. The paper also describes how effective the illustrations are in each of these books.

Table of Contents:
Evaluation of "Where the Wild Things Are"
Evaluation of "Little Bear's Friend"
Comparing "Where the Wild Things Are" and "Little Bear's Friend"

From the Paper:

"Now, it is time to evaluate the two books and how they are similar or different. Where the Wild Things Are is not only illustrated but also written by Maurice Sendak, while Little Bear's Friend is written by Else Holmelund Minarik. Where the Wild Things Are is larger and has more illustrations than the second book. It also is more colorful than the second book. While there is only a line or two per page in Where the Wild Things Are, the Little Bear's Friend has four to six lines of words. The first book is designed for earlier ages than the second book, but all ages would enjoy looking at the illustrations of the first book. Both books are designed to teach a moral lesson. The first book teaches Max that even though his parents may discipline him they still love him, while the second book teaches a lesson on the importance of friendship. Both of these books compare to other children's books for these ages. The words in both books are age appropriate for four to eight year olds. Younger children will enjoy Where the Wild Things Are more than Little Bear's Friend."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Amazon.com. Little Bear's Friend Books. Oct. 09, 2006. <http://www.amazon.com/Little-Bears-Friend-Holmelund-Minarik/dp/0064440516>.
• Kennedy, Elizabeth. "Your Guide to Children's Books." Oct. 10, 2006. <http://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/picturebooks/fr/wildthings.htm>.
• Minarik, Else Holmelund. Little Bear's Friend New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1960.
• Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1963.

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