With the passing of storyteller Maurice Sendak today, many of a certain age found ourselves thrown back into specific childhood memories of his books. After re-watching In the Night Kitchen, the ...

From erotic drawings to Mickey Mouse on a motorcycle, works in the author’s home nurtured his creativity. They’ll star at Christie’s June sales. A detail of Maurice Sendak’s Disneyana collection.

Brooklyn born writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak has died. He was 83-years-old. Sendak was the author of Bumble-Ardy, In The Night Kitchen, and, of course, Where The Wild Things Are. We just went ...

Any maven of Maurice Sendak knows that the thrilling adventures found within the author's beloved books often take place in the realm of slumberland, when the stars are sparkling, the ho-hum hubbub of ...

DENVER — A new exhibition called “Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak” comes to the Denver Art Museum next week, presenting a plethora of art created by Sendak, the illustrator and author of the ...

Maurice Sendak is best known for the 1963 children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are.” But the Skirball Cultural Center will put a microscope on the whole of his career with “Wild Things Are Happening ...

'Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak' boasts more than 450 objects and artworks, tracing a rich creative life that extends far beyond his 1963 masterpiece. Courtesy: DAM / The Maurice Sendak ...

This week on Fresh Air, we're marking the year's end by revisiting some of the most memorable conversations we've had in 2011. This interview was originally broadcast on September 20, 2011.

A national traveling exhibit that explores the influence of Jewish culture in the work of renowned illustrator Maurice Sendak, creator of the children’s classic Where the Wild Things Are, will arrive ...

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen follow the breadcrumbs. By Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen From erotic drawings to Mickey Mouse on a motorcycle, works in the author’s home nurtured his creativity. They’ll ...