You've seen the Wild Things at the Library's Art of Maurice Sendak exhibit. You've enjoyed our books and movies about him. Now it's time for even more wild fun—with these activities Sendak would love!
 

Online Workshops

Learn to draw monsters and create your own books online.

Glitschka, Von, speaker. 
 
Drawing like Maurice Sendak takes lots of practice! Start drawing monsters of your own with these self-paced video lessons.
French, Nigel, speaker. 
 

Learn how to design an illustrated book with InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. 

O'Connor, Dermot, speaker. 
 
Learn the basics of creating memorable characters with illustration software—or just a pen and paper.

Activities

Create monstrous fun with these crafts and activites.

Jack & Jill. Sep/Oct 2015
 
Create your very own wild thing using only a few materials.
Jack & Jill. Sep/Oct 2015
 

Interesting facts about the cross-hatching technique Maurice Sendak uses in his artwork—then use it in drawings of your own!

Williams, Zac   J 641.5 Wil
 

Create little monsters you can eat up with these fun recipes!

Araki, Chiyo   
 
Make your own boat to sail in and out of a day and through a week—get some paper and start folding!

Soup Cookbooks

Be like Max's mom—make soup for the Wild Things in your life! 

These titles always available free through Hoopla.

Biard, Madge
 

Whether you're looking for a quick, healthy option for lunch, an easy one-pot dinner for the family, a dish to thaw you out on a wintry evening, or even a chilled soup on a warm day, this book's for you.

Pierce, Gayle
 
A wide variety of soups that can all be prepared inexpensively.
 

Easy Soups from Scratch with Quick Breads to Match makes it simple to create delicious, nourishing soups and warm, toothsome breads for any day of the week with straight-forward, time-saving recipes.

 

Soups, Stews & Breads has over 350 of the most delicious recipes you can imagine, and is filled with photos, tips and serving ideas, too.

Music

Sendak sounds to soothe the savage beasts!

These titles always available free through Hoopla.

 

Classical sounds from two plays based on Sendak's work.

Movies

Watch Sendak's stories come to life on the screen.

 

An animated version of this story about a boy and his nighttime adventure.

 

The classic holiday tale, brought to life with Sendak artwork.

eAudiobooks

Listen to Maurice Sendak's famous stories anywhere.

 

The audiobook of this beloved story.

 

The story of eating chicken soup while learning the months of the year.

 

The story of a boy's night adventures in the kitchen.

Eggers, Dave
 

The novel the 2009 Where the Wild Things Are screenplay is based on.

 
Updated April 11, 2024