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

123K views · 10K reactions | A beautiful example of the first edition of Maurice Sendak’s most popular book, Where The Wild Things Are (1963). It’s brand new to stock, so isn’t on our website yet, but send us a message to enquire after it. #rarebooks #mauricesendak #wherethewildthingsare #bookstagram | Jonkers Rare Books | Facebook