More than 20 years ago, Maurice Sendak and Arthur Yorinks collaborated on a book called Presto and Zesto in Limboland. But they were both busy with other projects, and never bothered to publish it.

Maurice Sendak was one of those exceptional people who had both the gift of words and the gift of images. Before he began writing his own tales, he illustrated children’s book written by others.

Lost book by Maurice Sendak, author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ discovered July 11, 2017 Children’s book author Maurice Sendak doing an interview at his home in Ridgefield, Conn., in 2011.

A new book by Maurice Sendak came out this week. "Ten Little Rabbits" helps young children learn how to count using whimsical images. Sendak died in 2012, and he didn't have any heirs.

These are compressed images, framed on the page by a good deal of white space. Because this is a book intended for adults, Sendak asks his reader to look patiently into the layered watercolors.

Recent visual books of note: DRAWING THE CURTAIN: Maurice Sendak’s Designs for Opera and Ballet, by Rachel Federman.(Prestel, with DelMonico Books and the Morgan Library & Museum, $40.) ...

Bridget Covert, South Shore Arts director of exhibitions, says patrons are surprised to hear about the earlier career story of children’s author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, forever rememb… ...

In December 1980, TIME Correspondent Peter Stoler spoke to Maurice Sendak about children's literature. Parts of the Stoler's reporting were used for a story that ...

A new book by Maurice Sendak came out this week. "Ten Little Rabbits" helps young children learn how to count using whimsical images. Sendak died in 2012, and he didn't have any heirs. But his ...