The late author-illustrator, creator of Pierre and Where the Wild Things Are, loved whistling, Mozart, and Mickey Mouse curios. His trademark whimsy can be found in the new book Ten Little Rabbits.

Maurice Bernard Sendak was born in Brooklyn on June 10, 1928; his father, Philip, was a dressmaker in Manhattan. Family photographs show the infant Maurice, or Murray as he was then known, as a ...

Maurice Sendak, who died May 8 at age 83, knew it, too, and even in his most whimsical moments, he allowed his characters and his readers a wide range of experience and emotion.

Sendak approved of director Spike Jonze. 5. Amanda Palmer (wife of author Neil Gaiman) sings The Dresden Dolls' song, "Pierre," inspired by Sendak's book. 6.

The great children's author Maurice Sendak has died at 83. That's the headline, but I'd rather think of the news as being "Maurice Sendak lived." A son of immigrant Brooklyn, he lived long enough ...

Once again, Sendak's knack for capturing just about every kind of emotion is on full display, 12 years after his death, in this book being brought to the public for the first time. Look no further ...

Look no further than 5-year-old Maurice Sendak (circa 1933) to see the model for Max, Pierre, Johnny and now Mino the Magician in Ten Little Rabbits. Sendak fans will immediately recognize Mino.

Look no further than 5-year-old Maurice Sendak (circa 1933) to see the model for Max, Pierre, Johnny and now Mino the Magician in Ten Little Rabbits. Sendak fans will immediately recognize Mino.