https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/maurice-sendak Maurice Sendak! en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:29:42 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:39:23 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/maurice-sendak https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/books/review/best-chapter-books-beginning-readers.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/books/review/best-chapter-books-beginning-readers.html Here are some of our staff’s favorites, for ages 4 to 8. The New York Times Books Staff Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:00:33 +0000 Books and Literature Children and Childhood genre-books-childrens Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover (Book) Bell, Cece Brand-New School, Brave New Ruby (Ruby and the Booker Boys, Book 1) (Book) Barnes, Derrick Newton, Vanessa Brantley Mercy Watson to the Rescue (Book) DiCamillo, Kate Van Dusen, Chris Charlie & Mouse (Book) Snyder, Laurel Hughes, Emily (Illustrator) Juana & Lucas (Book) Medina, Juana Little Bear (Book) Minarik, Else Holmelund Sendak, Maurice Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! (Book) Lin, Grace A Day With Daddy (Book) Grimes, Nikki Tadgell, Nicole Frog and Toad Are Friends (Book) Lobel, Arnold Ivy + Bean (Book) Barrows, Annie (Author) Blackall, Sophie Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye (Book) Stilton, Geronimo Lotta on Troublemaker Street (Book) Lindgren, Astrid Henry and Mudge: The First Book (Book) Rylant, Cynthia Stevenson, Sucie Hi, Jack! (Book) Barnett, Mac Pizzoli, Greg The Princess in Black (Book) Hale, Shannon Hale, Dean Pham, LeUyen The Girls in the Circle (Book) Giovanni, Nikki Johnson, Cathy Ann Nate the Great (Book) Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman Simont, Marc (1915-2013) Fox and His Friends (Book) Marshall, James (1942-92) Marshall, Edward Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (Book) Park, Barbara (1947-2013) Brunkus, Denise Cornbread & Poppy (Book) Cordell, Matthew The Low-Down, Bad-Day Blues (Book) Barnes, Derrick D Boyd, Aaron Beezus and Ramona (Book) Cleary, Beverly Anna Hibiscus (Book) Atinuke (Author) Tobia, Lauren internal-open-access-from-nl https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/books/review/ursula-nordstrom-childrens-books-editor.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/books/review/ursula-nordstrom-childrens-books-editor.html From 1940 to 1973, Ursula Nordstrom transformed kids’ books into real art and big business. A new middle grade biography attempts to capture her magic. Mac Barnett Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:51 +0000 genre-books-childrens Books and Literature Children and Childhood Book Trade and Publishing Content Type: Personal Profile Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books (Book) Hudgins, Nancy Nordstrom, Ursula HarperCollins Publishers Brown, Margaret Wise Goodnight Moon (Book) White, E B Charlotte's Web (Book) Sendak, Maurice https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/books/review/stephen-king-maurice-sendak-hansel-and-gretel.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/books/review/stephen-king-maurice-sendak-hansel-and-gretel.html Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen follow the breadcrumbs. Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:02:48 +0000 Books and Literature Children and Childhood genre-books-childrens Fairy Tales King, Stephen Sendak, Maurice Hansel and Gretel (Opera) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/arts/design/maurice-sendak-collection-auction-christies.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/arts/design/maurice-sendak-collection-auction-christies.html From erotic drawings to Mickey Mouse on a motorcycle, works in the author’s home nurtured his creativity. They’ll star at Christie’s June sales. Arthur Lubow Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:00:57 +0000 Auctions Books and Literature Collectors and Collections Art Children and Childhood Writing and Writers Christie's Sendak, Maurice, Foundation Blake, William Caponera, Lynn (1960- ) Sendak, Maurice In the Night Kitchen (Book) Outside Over There (Book) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/arts/maurice-sendak-wild-things-denver.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/arts/maurice-sendak-wild-things-denver.html A retrospective highlighting the works and the imaginative life of the artist and author will run through Feb. 17 at the Denver Art Museum. Megan McCrea Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:59:59 +0000 Museums Books and Literature Art Culture (Arts) Opera Columbus Museum of Art Denver Art Museum Sendak, Maurice, Foundation Skirball Cultural Center Krauss, Ruth Kushner, Tony Sendak, Maurice Weinberg, Jonathan (1957- ) Yorinks, Arthur Denver (Colo) In the Night Kitchen (Book) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/books/ten-little-rabbits-maurice-sendak.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/books/ten-little-rabbits-maurice-sendak.html For decades, the author of “In the Night Kitchen” and “The Nutshell Library” fortified himself with art and words. Elisabeth Egan Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:25:01 +0000 Sendak, Maurice Writing and Writers Content Type: Personal Profile Ridgefield (Conn) internal-truncator Books and Literature Children and Childhood Ten Little Rabbits (Book) Where the Wild Things Are (Book) In the Night Kitchen (Book) genre-books-childrens HarperCollins Publishers Sendak, Maurice, Foundation Caponera, Lynn (1960- ) Weinberg, Jonathan (1957- ) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/opinion/jewish-palestine-literature.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/opinion/jewish-palestine-literature.html Children’s literature, in its simplicity, brevity and empathy, can make it a singularly effective way to understand the chaos of the world. Miriam Udel Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:01:52 +0000 Books and Literature Palestinians Jews and Judaism Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) Nye, Naomi Shihab Sendak, Maurice Israel Gaza Strip Children and Childhood https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/books/review/translating-childrens-picture-books.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/books/review/translating-childrens-picture-books.html With so few words, most of them kid-friendly, it should be a piece of cake. But it depends on who’s holding the whisk. Daniel Hahn Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:00:48 +0000 Books and Literature Children and Childhood genre-books-childrens Translation and Interpreters Language and Languages Where the Wild Things Are (Book) Sendak, Maurice Mello, Roger (Illustrator) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/books/review/maurice-sendak-wild-things-are-happening.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/books/review/maurice-sendak-wild-things-are-happening.html A new book collects six decades’ worth of the artist’s work. Lauren Christensen Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:05:04 +0000 Books and Literature Art Sendak, Maurice Where the Wild Things Are (Book) Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak (Book) Weinberg, Jonathan (1957- ) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/opinion/life-after-death.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/opinion/life-after-death.html Death, for all of us, is a journey interrupted. Tish Harrison Warren Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:28:34 +0000 internal-sub-only Philosophy Religion and Belief Jesus Christ Sendak, Maurice Death and Dying