Stephen Marchesi
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"Maurice Sendak, born June 10, 1928, was a writer and illustrator of children's books. It seems entirely fitting that Maurice Sendak was born on the same day that Mickey Mouse first made his cartoon debut-- June 10, 1928. Sendak was crazy about cartoons and comic books, and at twelve, after seeing Disney's Fantasia, he decided that he was going to become an illustrator. His love of childrens books began early: often sick and confined to bed, little...