Maurice Sendak

A small boy describes the activities that accompany chicken soup with rice in each month of the year.

A mischievous pig, who has never before had a birthday party, invites all his friends to a masquerade party.

With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ida must go outside over there to rescue her baby sister from goblins who steal her to be a goblin's bride.

A lively story, told in song, about a boy named Johnny who is peacefully reading a book until he is intruded upon by one creature after another. After the ninth visitor, Johnny loses his patience and decides he must do something. Johnny begins counting backwards until each and every one of the creatures is gone.

A family of alligators is taken through the letters A through Z.

From Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze, acclaimed director of Where the Wild Things Are, comes A Portrait of Maurice Sendak, a loving look at one of the most cherished and controversial figures in children's literature. Featuring Tell Them Anything You Want, this is a deeply moving tribute to Sendak, a seminal talent whose conflicts with success and lifelong obsession with death have subtly influenced his work. Now 81, Sendak is best known for his book,...

"Fifty years after Where the Wild Things Are was published comes the last book Maurice Sendak completed before his death in May 2012, My Brother's Book. With influences from Shakespeare and William Blake, Sendak pays homage to his late brother, Jack, whom he credited for his passion for writing and drawing. Pairing Sendak's poignant poetry with his exquisite and dramatic artwork, this book redefines what mature readers expect from Maurice Sendak while...

Joins together two traditionaI nursery rhymes with illustrations depicting the plight and eventual triumph of orphaned and homeless children.

The Wise Passerby helps two children establish a happy relationship with their new rambunctious puppy.

A little boy's dream-fantasy in which he helps three fat bakers get milk for their cake batter.