19 reactions | Explore the Denver Art Museum's "Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak" exhibit to dive into the creative mind behind books like WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE and IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN. Afterward, visit your local branch to check out Maurice Sendak's enchanting books and bring the magic home with you. | Denver Public Library | Facebook

Pick up some books to help remember Maurice Bernard Sendak. An American illustrator and writer of children's books, the most famous of which was Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963. Sendak also wrote musicals and lyrics, notably Really Rosie, collaborating on the music with the one and only Carole King. Sendak was awarded Caldecott Medal, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and many more. | Monmouth County Library System | Facebook