By Maurice Sendak, Leonard S. Marcus
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Includes: "A Conversation with Maurice Sendak" conducted by Leonard S. Marcus.
28 Illustrations, 32 pages.


From "Introduction," by H. Nichols B. Clark:
"It is fitting that the work of Maurice Sendak comprises the inaugural exhibit of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. While an acknowledged master of the genre, his creative talent extends well beyond the picture book. Sendak has garnered high esteem in the realm of costume and set design for opera...As we honor picture book art and demonstrate its substance and sophistication, Sendak's industrious career permits us to look at the material from a broad art-historical vantage point. We have chosen to view his work through the lens of interior scenes and landscapes."

Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Catalogue for the exhibition and sale of original artwork by Maurice Sendak held in Japan during 1996 and 1997

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Max is sent to bed without supper and imagines sailing away to the land of Wild Things, where he is made king. 1964 Caldecott Medal Winner for the Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year.

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

"Did you ever hear of Mickey, how he heard a racket in the night?" 1971 Caldecott Honor Book

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

"Each month is gay, each season nice, when eating chicken soup with rice."

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

"An alligator jamboree, with all the letters - A through Z."

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

A cautionary tale in five chapters and a prologue. "A story with a moral aire about Pierre, who learned to care."

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

A counting book. "One was Johnny - but that's not all, count the others who came to call."

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ida must go outside over there to rescue her baby sister from goblins who steal her to be a goblin's bride.

By Randall Jarrell
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

This is the story of how, one by one, a man found himself a family. Almost nowhere in fiction is there a stranger, dearer, or funnier family - and the life that the members of The Animal Family live together, there in the wilderness beside the sea, is as extraordinary and as enchanting as the family itself. A Newbery Honor Book.

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

This is the story of how, one by one, a man found himself a family. Almost nowhere in fiction is there a stranger, dearer, or funnier family - and the life that the members of The Animal Family live together, there in the wilderness beside the sea, is as extraordinary and as enchanting as the family itself. A Newbery Honor Book.

By Randall Jarrell
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

There was once a little brown bat who couldn't sleep days - he kept waking up and looking at the world. Before long he began to see things differently from the other bats, who from dawn to sunset never opened their eyes. The Bat-Poet is the story of how he tried to make the other bats see the world his way.

By George MacDonald
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

"Open house for butterflies is a good thing to have."

By Ruth Krauss
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

From the team that brought us A Hole Is To Dig, here's another romp through the wild and wonderful imagination of children.

By Ruth Krauss
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

With just 27 words, the inimitable Ruth Krauss created a charming little universe. Now Maurice Sendak has turned her bears into a troupe of players in a slapstick comedy starring a familiar boy in a wolf suit.

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

The script of the TV special Really Rosie, starring the Nutshell Kids and music by Carole King. Contains the text of the four Nutshell Library volumes - One Was Johnny, Pierre, Alligators all Around, and Chicken Soup with Rice -and music arranged for easy piano and guitar chords for the seven Carole King songs.

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

A dream rooster from a magical garden asks Kenny seven questions. With the help of his dog, two toy soldiers, and his teddy bear, Kenny tries to answer them, hoping that the rooster will then let him live in the garden forever. Along the way he learns that making a wish is halfway to making a dream come true.

By Tony Kushner
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

When Anniku and Pepicek discover one morning that their mother is sick, they rush to town for milk to make her better. Their attempt to earn money by singing is thwarted by a bullying, bellowing hurdy-gurdy grinder, Brundibar, who tyrannizes the town square and chases all other street musicians away. The brother and sister must learn, with a little help from friends, how to defeat a bully and bring the milk home to their mother. This book is based on a Czech opera of the same name ("Brundibar" is Czech slang for "Bumblebee"), with a libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister, set to music by Hans Krasa.

By Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Mr. Rabbit helps a little girl find a lovely present for her mother, who is especially fond of red, yellow, green, and blue. A Caldecott Honor Book.

By Janice May Udry
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

James and John are best friends - or at least they used to be. They shared pretzels, umbrellas, and even chicken pox. Now James always wants to be boss, and John doesn't want to be friends anymore. But when he goes to James' house to tell him so, something unexpected happens.

By Philip Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

"There is a sweetness of soul that illuminates Maurice Sendak's works, and that quality permeates his father Philip Sendak's posthumously published In Grandpa's House. Much of the book is a dreamlike set of legends - located in a Polish-Jewish shtetl - that Philip Sendak told his children when they were young...When you read father's and son's work together, you feel privileged to watch two very special men who have transcended the abyss of geography and time to engage in an intimate, loving dialogue with one another - and with us." - The New York Times Book Review

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Two nursery rhymes with lively illustrations.

By James Marshall
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

When a lean and mangy wolf stumbles into the Boarshoi Ballet, he finds tasty pigs a-plenty, twirling and whirling in a performance of Swine Lake. Faced with all those luscious porkers, whats a hungry wolf to do? Well, something totally surprising, as it turns out. Pure fun from Marshall and Sendak--an incomparable duo!

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Two traditional rhymes "We Are All in the Dumps" and "Jack and Guy" from Mother Goose, ingeniously joined and interpreted by Maurice Sendak.

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

A daring imagination has woven a simple rhyme into a brilliantly original tale about Jennie, the Sealyham terrier, who seeks Experience and becomes the star of the World Mother Goose Theatre.

By Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

By Sesyle Joslin
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

A handbook of etiquette for young ladies and gentlemen to be used as a guide for everyday social behavior. A Caldecott Honor Book.

By Sesyle Joslin
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

A second handbook of etiquette for young ladies and gentlemen to be used as a guide for everyday social behavior. Sequel to the Caldecott Honor book, What Do You Say, Dear?

By Else Holmelund Minarik
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

When it is cold, Mother Bear knows just the right coat to keep Little Bear warm. When he flies to the moon and back, she has lunch waiting for him. And of course she has the perfect surprise for his birthday!

By Else Holmelund Minarik
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Little Bear's father is finally coming home from a long fishing trip. Little Bear is very excited to see him - even if he doesn't bring the mermaid Little Bear has been hoping for!

By Else Holmelund Minarik
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Little Bear likes to visit Grandmother and Grandfather Bear. He likes Grandfather's hat and Grandmother's cooking. But most of all, he loves to listen to their stories!

By Else Holmelund Minarik
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Little Bear sends Grandmother a picture, and she likes it so much she asks Hen to take him a thank-you kiss. But Hen passes the kiss to Frog, who passes it to Cat, and on and on - will Little Bear ever get his kiss?

By Else Holmelund Minarik
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

One summer Little Bear makes friends with a girl named Emily. But when summer ends, Emily must leave. Little Bear is very sad - until he finds a way to stay clsoe to his new friend even when she is far away!

By Tony Kushner

Tracing Sendak's life and work from 1980 to the present, this richly illustrated volume is filled with projects in various mediums, both inside and outside the children's book arena. Reproduced here are lavish set and costume designs for a number of theatrical and dance productions, from The Nutcracker to The Magic Flute to The Love for Three Oranges. Also represented is artwork for numerous posters, CD covers, book jackets, and adult books, as well as children's picture books. Profusely illustrated, this book introduces Sendak's recent work, particularly in the theater, to a wider audience and pays tribute to his genius.

By Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire examines Sendak's aesthetic influences from William Blake to Walt Disney, revealing the "conversations" - often unconscious and unspoken - that artists have with one another. A master of literary invention himself, Maguire explores recurring motifs in Sendak's life work - from monsters to mayhem - as well as his profound understanding of children, their creativity, and the breadth of emotions with which they encounter the world. Making Mischief is a gift of the imagination to Maurice Sendak, one of the master mythmakers of our time.