had some controversy, as Mickey was naked in some scenes, and many people drew diapers or pants over the young boy to hide his nudity.The next book that Sendak published was Seven Little Monsters, published in 1977. It is a story of seven little monsters that make trouble for the people of a village. In 1981, Sendak published his second Caldecott Medal Honor Book, Outside Over There. It is the story of a girl named Ida who goes in search of her baby brother because he was stolen by goblins. The basis of Outside Over There is from Sendak’s own childhood fears of the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby. He constantly believed that the kidnappers were going to kidnap him. Outside Over There, combined with Where The Wild Things Are, and In The Night Kitchen are known as Sendak’s trilogy. These three books explore children’s very primal fears. Also, they are all stories of the three main characters, Max, Mickey, and Ida, maturing as a result of their trip to the “fantasy” world.Dear Mili, came out in 1988 and was a republishing of a long lost Grimm’s Brother fairy tale. It was a story that Sendak felt related to the Holocaust and all the tragedy that occurred from it. His most recent book, We Are All In The Dumps With Jack And Guy, published in 1993, has caused much controversy. It is two nursery rhymes, which tell the story of a good willed moon that helps Jack and Guy leave the dumps and help a little boy get home again. Sendak calls this book “an-in-your-face-book about homelessness” and it is just that. It touches on such issues of AIDS, starvation, and life on the street. He bases this book on the children who live on the streets of Rio De Janeiro. Sendak also spent time pursuing activities aside from publishing his own books. He designed sets and costumes for numerous operas, such as Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker or Mozart’s Magic Flute. He has also illustrate...
