New York is Book Country was a Manhattan street fair and literary celebration begun in 1979 and abruptly cancelled in 2010. Each year, a prominent artist or book illustrator created a poster to mark the event. Oftentimes, the artist was on hand to autograph the poster for attendees. The very first NY is BC featured two posters, one created by Edward Gorey and a second by Maurice Sendak. In subsequent years, only one was issued.

This large, original 28 x 19” color poster by famous children’s illustrator Maurice Sendak (Charlotte and the White Horse, The Nutshell Library) celebrates the 20th anniversary of NY is Book Country with images from two of Sendak’s most beloved books, Bernard…a monster from Where the Wild Things Are…and Mickey from In the Night Kitchen. The official poster of New York is Book Country, 1998.