Good advice — via Maurice Sendak
February 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Good advice — via Maurice Sendak
A little joy. The life of a children's librarian takes many forms. #librariansky #wildthings #booksky #sendak #sendakbirthday
June 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A little joy. The life of a children's librarian takes many forms. #librariansky #wildthings #booksky #sendak #sendakbirthday
Maurice Sendak-designed poster for a production of THE MAGIC FLUTE. Sendak was BOTD in 1928.
June 10, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Maurice Sendak-designed poster for a production of THE MAGIC FLUTE. Sendak was BOTD in 1928.
RIP to Bill Moyers, about whom there is so much to say, but let's start with: what an interviewer. His sit-down with Maurice Sendak gives such a clear sense of who Sendak is & the way they immediately engage on big ideas is fantastic. vimeo.com/33284145
NOW with Bill Moyers: Maurice Sendak
Bill gives viewers a look into the private world of Maurice Sendak in an unexpectedly candid interview.
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June 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
RIP to Bill Moyers, about whom there is so much to say, but let's start with: what an interviewer. His sit-down with Maurice Sendak gives such a clear sense of who Sendak is & the way they immediately engage on big ideas is fantastic. vimeo.com/33284145
Sendak: i think the witch should eat the kids
Sendak: because, if you think about it, what's better than eating kids?
Sendak: they're tasty, they're tender
Sendak: and it taps into a relatable, universal fear!
Sendak: because, if you think about it, what's better than eating kids?
Sendak: they're tasty, they're tender
Sendak: and it taps into a relatable, universal fear!
March 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sendak: i think the witch should eat the kids
Sendak: because, if you think about it, what's better than eating kids?
Sendak: they're tasty, they're tender
Sendak: and it taps into a relatable, universal fear!
Sendak: because, if you think about it, what's better than eating kids?
Sendak: they're tasty, they're tender
Sendak: and it taps into a relatable, universal fear!
Illustrations by Maurice Sendak!
Learning manners was much different in the 1950s. Take this children’s book I was given. It really does provide you with advice on manners for all occasions – even when someone pulls a gun on you. 🧵1/4.
April 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Illustrations by Maurice Sendak!
Maurice Sendak
April 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Maurice Sendak
Where the Wild Things Are (1963) by Maurice Sendak.
February 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Where the Wild Things Are (1963) by Maurice Sendak.
While working my internship in college, I answered the phone and took a message from Maurice Sendak.
June 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
While working my internship in college, I answered the phone and took a message from Maurice Sendak.
Illustration for 'The Moon Jumpers' by Janice May Udry
1959
Art by Maurice Sendak
Good Evening Blue ones
#MenWithCats
and sometimes Wild Things
1959
Art by Maurice Sendak
Good Evening Blue ones
#MenWithCats
and sometimes Wild Things
April 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Illustration for 'The Moon Jumpers' by Janice May Udry
1959
Art by Maurice Sendak
Good Evening Blue ones
#MenWithCats
and sometimes Wild Things
1959
Art by Maurice Sendak
Good Evening Blue ones
#MenWithCats
and sometimes Wild Things
Terry Gross made maurice sendak cry!!!!!!
August 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Terry Gross made maurice sendak cry!!!!!!
always makes me think of that kid who ate the maurice sendak illustration
September 30, 2026 at 8:56 AM
always makes me think of that kid who ate the maurice sendak illustration
Sendak: i love the bit where the witch eats the kids!
Sendak: that's my favorite part of Hansel and gretel
King: well actually maurice i don't think the witch successfully eats the kids
Sendak: and that's where the Brother Grim went wrong
Sendak: that's my favorite part of Hansel and gretel
King: well actually maurice i don't think the witch successfully eats the kids
Sendak: and that's where the Brother Grim went wrong
March 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sendak: i love the bit where the witch eats the kids!
Sendak: that's my favorite part of Hansel and gretel
King: well actually maurice i don't think the witch successfully eats the kids
Sendak: and that's where the Brother Grim went wrong
Sendak: that's my favorite part of Hansel and gretel
King: well actually maurice i don't think the witch successfully eats the kids
Sendak: and that's where the Brother Grim went wrong
It still makes me sad that Maurice Sendak and Tomie dePaola could not come out for their whole careers because they were afraid the Think of the Children folks would get people to stop buying their books
July 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It still makes me sad that Maurice Sendak and Tomie dePaola could not come out for their whole careers because they were afraid the Think of the Children folks would get people to stop buying their books
Sendak: it's a relatable, universal fear!
King: of being eaten?
Sendak: i mean, i wouldn't want to be eaten, would you?
King: that's a good point
King: of being eaten?
Sendak: i mean, i wouldn't want to be eaten, would you?
King: that's a good point
March 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sendak: it's a relatable, universal fear!
King: of being eaten?
Sendak: i mean, i wouldn't want to be eaten, would you?
King: that's a good point
King: of being eaten?
Sendak: i mean, i wouldn't want to be eaten, would you?
King: that's a good point
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
August 12, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
5. Perhaps the most distinctive characteristic of the letter is the opening line: "There must be more to life than having everything." This is a direct quote from Higglety Pigglety Pop!, a classic 1967 book by children's author Maurice Sendak.
Would Trump have been familiar with Sendak?
Yes.
Would Trump have been familiar with Sendak?
Yes.
July 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
5. Perhaps the most distinctive characteristic of the letter is the opening line: "There must be more to life than having everything." This is a direct quote from Higglety Pigglety Pop!, a classic 1967 book by children's author Maurice Sendak.
Would Trump have been familiar with Sendak?
Yes.
Would Trump have been familiar with Sendak?
Yes.
June 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Chicago x Maurice Sendak
May 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Chicago x Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak, 1960. From: Ruth Krauss’ book, “Open House for Butterflies”
#illustration #1960s #MauriceSendak #RuthKrauss
#illustration #1960s #MauriceSendak #RuthKrauss
September 30, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Maurice Sendak, 1960. From: Ruth Krauss’ book, “Open House for Butterflies”
#illustration #1960s #MauriceSendak #RuthKrauss
#illustration #1960s #MauriceSendak #RuthKrauss
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Why Maurice Sendak was delighted when a little boy ate the letter and drawing he sent him
Children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak once shared a story of a little boy who wrote him a charming card. Sendak wrote back and drew a wild thing on a postcard for him. The boy's mother wrot...
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September 4, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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Higgelty, Piggelty, Pop.
Maurice Sendak.
1967
Maurice Sendak.
1967
September 14, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Higgelty, Piggelty, Pop.
Maurice Sendak.
1967
Maurice Sendak.
1967
went to the maurice sendak exhibition & i feel so invigorated to draw... his drawings of dogs made my heart swell!!!!
February 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
went to the maurice sendak exhibition & i feel so invigorated to draw... his drawings of dogs made my heart swell!!!!
Maurice Sendak’s storyboards for various operas
(Source: “The Art of Maurice Sendak,1980 to the present”)
(Source: “The Art of Maurice Sendak,1980 to the present”)
December 1, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Maurice Sendak’s storyboards for various operas
(Source: “The Art of Maurice Sendak,1980 to the present”)
(Source: “The Art of Maurice Sendak,1980 to the present”)