Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," died early Tuesday. He was ...

In the wake of Maurice Sendak's death on Tuesday, quotes, clips and interviews featuring the renowned children's author and his celebrated books are flying around the Internet. Like President Obama's ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation" (William Morrow, 200 pages, $27.50), by Gregory Maguire: Maurice Sendak, now 81 years old, may be the most revered living figure in children's ...

Maurice Sendak, “Diorama of Moishe scrim and flower proscenium (Where the Wild Things Are)” (1979-1983) watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite pencil on laminated paperboard (© The Maurice Sendak ...

Very sad news this morning: Maurice Sendak, the author of Where the Wild Things Are, has died at the age of 83, The New York Times reports. The Times' Margalit Fox writes the cause of death was ...