Author

Maurice Sendak

7 books, mostly action adventure, for HarperCollins and Weston Woods, 2006–2027

Maurice Sendak (1928–2012) was an American author and illustrator who created more than one hundred books during a six-decade career. He wrote and illustrated landmark children’s picture books including Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, and Bumble-Ardy, while also illustrating works by other prominent authors. His innovative, emotionally complex children’s literature earned major honors including the Caldecott Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.