Author & Illustrator

Maurice Sendak

https://www.sendakfoundation.org/

Biography

Maurice Sendak was born June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn, NY. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration, and he remains the only American ever awarded this honor. In 1983, Sendak received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, given in recognition of his entire body of work. He also received a 1996 National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution of arts in America. He illustrated over 80 books. He died May 8, 2012.

Chicken Soup with Rice
Presto & Zesto in Limboland
My Brother's Book
Bumble-Ardy
But the Giraffe and Brundibar
Mommy?
The Happy Rain
Brundibar
Charlotte and The White Horse
Swine Lake
Frank & Joey Eat Lunch

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Book Stats

24
Authored
69
Illustrated
34
Collaborators

All Maurice Sendak Books

YearTitleAuthorIllustratorPages
Chicken Soup with RiceMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak32
2018Presto & Zesto in LimbolandArthur Yorinks, Maurice SendakMaurice Sendak28
2013My Brother's BookMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak31
2011Bumble-ArdyMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak40
2007But the Giraffe and BrundibarTony KushnerMaurice Sendak96
2006Mommy?Arthur YorinksMaurice SendakMatthew Reinhart12
2003The Happy RainJack SendakMaurice Sendak48
2002BrundibarTony KushnerMaurice Sendak56
2001Charlotte and The White HorseRuth KraussMaurice Sendak32
1999Swine LakeJames MarshallMaurice Sendak40
1996Frank & Joey Eat LunchArthur YorinksMaurice SendakKy Chung
1996Frank & Joey Go to WorkArthur YorinksMaurice SendakKy Chung12
1995Maurice Sendak's Christmas MysteryMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak8
1995The Miami GiantArthur YorinksMaurice Sendak40
1993We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and GuyMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak56
1988Sing a Song of PopcornMaurice SendakRichard EgielskiArnold LobelMarcia BrownMargot ZemachLeo and Diane Dillon160
1985In Grandpa's HousePhilip SendakMaurice Sendak48
1981Outside Over ThereMaurice Sendak40
1980Jean Ritchie's Singing Family of the CumberlandsJean RitchieMaurice Sendak258
1976Fly by NightRandall JarrellMaurice Sendak30
1976Some Swell PupMaurice Sendak, Matthew MargolisMaurice Sendak32
1975Seven Little MonstersMaurice Sendak8
1970Ten Little RabbitsMaurice Sendak0
1970Fantasy SketchesMaurice Sendak0
1970In the Night KitchenMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak40
1968A Kiss for Little BearElse Holmelund MinarikMaurice Sendak32
1967Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to LifeMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak69
1966Zlateh the GoatIsaac Bashevis SingerMaurice Sendak90
1965Hector Protector and As I Went Over the WaterMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak64
1965Lullabies and Night SongsMaurice Sendak0
1964Pleasant FieldmouseJan WahlMaurice Sendak72
1964The Bat-PoetRandall JarrellMaurice Sendak43
1963Sarah's RoomDoris OrgelMaurice Sendak46
1963Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak48
1963She Loves Me... She Loves Me Not...Robert KeeshanMaurice Sendak32
1963The Griffin and the Minor CanonFrank R. StocktonMaurice Sendak56
1963How Little Lori Visited Times SquareAmos VogelMaurice Sendak64
1962Nutshell LibraryMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak288
1962The Singing HillMeindert DeJongMaurice Sendak180
1962Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely PresentCharlotte ZolotowMaurice Sendak40
1962The Big Green BookRobert GravesMaurice Sendak64
1962Alligators All AroundMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak32
1962One Was JohnnyMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak46
1962PierreMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak38
1962Chicken Soup with RiceMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak32
1961Let's Be EnemiesJanice May UdryMaurice Sendak32
1961What Do You Do, Dear?Sesyle JoslinMaurice Sendak46
1961Little Bear's VisitElse Holmelund MinarikMaurice Sendak64
1960The Sign on Rosie's DoorMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak48
1960Open House for ButterfliesRuth KraussMaurice Sendak48
1960Little Bear's FriendElse Holmelund MinarikMaurice Sendak64
1959The Moon JumpersJanice May UdryMaurice Sendak32
1959Father Bear Comes HomeElse Holmelund MinarikMaurice Sendak64
1958Along Came a DogMeindert DeJongMaurice Sendak192
1958No Fighting, No Biting!Else Holmelund MinarikMaurice Sendak64
1958What Do You Say, Dear?Sesyle JoslinMaurice Sendak48
1957Circus GirlJack SendakMaurice Sendak32
1957Very Far AwayMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak56
1956I Want to Paint My Bathroom BlueRuth KraussMaurice Sendak24
1956Kenny's WindowMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak64
1956The House of Sixty FathersMeindert DeJongMaurice Sendak189
1955What Can You Do with a Shoe?Beatrice de RegniersMaurice Sendak32
1954The Wheel on the SchoolMeindert DeJongMaurice Sendak298
1953ShadrachMeindert DeJongMaurice Sendak182
1953Hurry Home, CandyMeindert DeJongMaurice Sendak244
1952A Hole Is to DigRuth KraussMaurice Sendak48
1952I'll Be You and You Be MeRuth KraussMaurice Sendak40
1948BearsRuth KraussMaurice Sendak24
1947I Saw EsauMaurice Sendak160
1939The Wonderful FarmMarcel AyméMaurice Sendak182
1887The Bee-Man of OrnFrank Richard StocktonMaurice Sendak47
1867The Golden KeyGeorge MacDonaldMaurice Sendak96
1864The Light PrincessGeorge MacDonaldMaurice Sendak110
1816Dear MiliWilhelm GrimmMaurice Sendak40
1812King Grisly-beardMaurice Sendak24

Collaborators

Else Holmelund Minarik
Ruth Krauss
Sesyle Joslin
George MacDonald
Meindert DeJong
Amos Vogel
Richard Egielski
Arnold Lobel
Marcia Brown
Margot Zemach
Leo and Diane Dillon
Janice May Udry
Wilhelm Grimm
Ralph Manheim
Robert Graves
Beatrice de Regniers
Jean Ritchie
Tony Kushner
Arthur Yorinks
Matthew Reinhart
Charlotte Zolotow
James Marshall
Marcel Aymé
Frank Richard Stockton
Jack Sendak
Matthew Margolis
Philip Sendak
Randall Jarrell
Frank R. Stockton
Doris Orgel
Jan Wahl
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Ky Chung
Robert Keeshan

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