It's strangely easy to gloss over the drawings in "Where the Wild Things Are," written and illustrated by the great Maurice Sendak. The words, said aloud at bedtime, paint pictures glorious enough.

NEW YORK — Maurice Sendak didn’t think of himself as a children’s author, but as an author who told the truth about childhood. “I like interesting people and kids are really interesting ...

Sendak said "Wild Things" was originally called "Where The Wild Horses Are" until he discovered he couldn't draw horses.

What ever happened to Max%2C the wild boy in the wolf suit%3F Fifty years ago, when Maurice Sendak's picture book, Where the Wild Things Are, was released, not everyone hailed it as a masterpiece.

A show at the Skirball Cultural Center in LA shows how Maurice Sendak's Jewish roots shaped "Where the Wild Things Are" and his other work.

Where the Precious Things Are: Maurice Sendak’s Art Collection to Be Auctioned From erotic drawings to Mickey Mouse on a motorcycle, works in the author’s home nurtured his creativity.

Maurice Sendak could have been celebrating. After years of working as a writer and illustrator, he had shot to superstardom in 1964 with “Where the Wild Things Are.” ...

Five things you'll learn at the Maurice Sendak exhibition at Skirball A family gazes at the costumes used in Spike Jonze’s film adaptation of “Where The Wild Things Are.” ( (Skirball ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- 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 ...