Maurice Sendak, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are,' dies at 83

[robert l. bentham]

Sendak bristled at the notion that he was an author of children's books and told People magazine in 2003 that he wrote stories “about human emotion and life.”​

“They're pigeonholed as children's books but the best ones aren't — they're just books,” he said.​

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jac...ce-sendak-dies-where-the-wild-things-are.html​

 

[cecilia]

Sendak bristled at the notion that he was an author of children's books and told People magazine in 2003 that he wrote stories “about human emotion and life.”​

“They're pigeonholed as children's books but the best ones aren't — they're just books,” he said.​

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jac...ce-sendak-dies-where-the-wild-things-are.html​

Harlan Ellison has the same reaction when people insist his work is "sci fi / fantasy"
Harlan will claim "speculative fiction" but basically he is in a category by himself and so is Sendak.