Maurice Sendak is of course the renowned author and illustrator of children’s books such as Where the Wild Things Are (1963) and In the Night Kitchen (1970), but less well-known are his works for ...

Now Christie’s is riding the current wave of interest by offering a collection of wide-ranging artworks that inspired the artist and author throughout his life, as well as artworks by the artist ...

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.

Maurice Sendak’s books were shaped by his own childhood: one marked by the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the concentration camp deaths of most of his extended family, and parents consumed by depression ...

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 ...

Heritage’s May 19 American Art Signature® Auction realized more than $6.14 million and achieved a 90% sell-through rate by lot and more than 95% by value. Heritage’s May 19 American Art Signature® ...

Maurice Sendak, "Where the Wild Things Are" (1963), tempera on paper, 9 3/4 inches x 11 inches (all images © The Maurice Sendak Foundation) “I don’t set out to ...

In "Ten Little Rabbits," a new posthumous picture book by Maurice Sendak, Mino the Magician waves his wand and, poof, a rabbit appears. Another wave and out springs a second and then a third. By the ...

The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. In the more than two years since Maurice Sendak died, a dispute has simmered over the celebrated author and ...

The late author-illustrator, creator of Pierre and Where the Wild Things Are, loved whistling, Mozart, and Mickey Mouse curios. His trademark... Maurice Sendak delights children with new book, 12 ...

Here are some of our staff’s favorites, for ages 4 to 8. By The New York Times Books Staff From 1940 to 1973, Ursula Nordstrom transformed kids’ books into real art and big business. A new middle ...