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Stephen King narrates a new audiobook version of "Hansel and Gretel," blending his storytelling with Maurice Sendak's ...
Maurice Sendak, an author and illustrator whose dozens of works, notably "Where the Wild Things Are," transformed children's literature from a gentle playscape into a medium to address the ...
Maurice Sendak, the children's book illustrator and author whose unsentimental approach to storytelling revolutionized the genre and whose best-known tale was the dark fantasy 'Where the Wild ...
Maurice Sendak (1928-2012), Design for battle scene, Act I (Nutcracker), 1982-1983, by Maurice Sendak (1928-2012). Gouache and graphite pencil on paper. (© The Maurice Sendak Foundation.
When Maurice Sendak died in 2012, obituaries looked back at dozens ofterrific children's books written over his lifetime, as well as memorable set designs for ballets and operas.
More than 20 years ago, Maurice Sendak and Arthur Yorinks collaborated on a book called Presto and Zesto in Limboland. But they were both busy with other projects, and never bothered to publish it.
When artist and writer Maurice Sendak died Tuesday morning at the age of 83, he left behind a massive body of work, stretching back more than half a century. His most famous book, Where the Wild ...
Maurice Sendak was the author of the beloved children's books "Where the Wild Things Are," "In the Night Kitchen," "Chicken Soup with Rice" and many more.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The body of work left by children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, famous for volumes including “Where the Wild Things Are,’’ is an American treasure.
Maurice Sendak had always been obsessed with death. He drew through his obsession, used it. He drew lions that would swallow you; he drew wild things that gnashed their terrible teeth; he drew ...
An image of Mino from Maurice Sendak's posthumous book Ten Little Rabbits. In Ten Little Rabbits, a new posthumous picture book by Maurice Sendak, Mino the Magician waves his wand and, poof, a ...
In a way, I have been writing about kids like Hansel and Gretel for much of my life,” King says of the audiobook, out this ...