Maurice Sendak and Kent Stowell on stage at Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Nutcrack premiere curtain call. (Image courtesy Pacific Northwest Ballet) Author Maurice Sendak is known by most for his ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Sendak didn't think of himself as a children's author, but as a writer who told the truth about childhood. "I like interesting people and kids are really interesting people," ...

‘Drawing the Curtain’ offers a portrait of the artist as a set and costume designer for productions including ‘The Nutcracker,’ ‘The Love for Three Oranges,’ and — of course — ‘Where the Wild Things ...

Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," died early Tuesday. He was ...