Now, back in 1986, Maurice Sendak told Terry Gross on FRESH AIR about what inspired his drawings for "Where the Wild Things Are." Take a listen. (Soundbite of archive broadcast) Mr. MAURICE SENDAK ...

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.

You can read the official description for the new Where the Wild Things Are action figures here: Max and his monstrous friends—Carol, Bull, and Douglas—are ready to stomp, roar, and play in ...

Entertainment, Inc. Yes, paintings. “Where the Wild Things Are’s” illustrations appear to be drawings, but they didn’t start that way. “Technically, you would say mixed media nowadays ...

Bonham's has had over 150 Sendak drawings and pieces of memorabilia come up at auction; Christie's has sold dozens, too, including a first edition of Where the Wild Things Are that sold for $ ...

often sending him pictures of their own wild things which, he said, were sometimes far more terrifying than his own drawings. While he had his detractors, many cultural commentators credited him ...

One of the most beloved illustrated children’s books of all time, Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, has delighted readers since 1963. It sold over 19 million copies and has several ...