ARTHUR YORINKS Author BIOGRAPHY I BOOKS I PRESENTATIONS I BOOK ORDERING
In his books for children, his writings have been hailed as 'one of the most distinctive prose styles in children's literature.' Through his almost thirty years of picture-book making, he has collaborated with such famed artists as Maurice Sendak, William Steig, Mort Drucker, David Small, and Richard Egielski. The New York Times once hailed Mr. Yorinks's body of work as 'some of the best humor to appear since Woody Allen was writing for The New Yorker .' His 2006 book is Mommy? and has a first printing of 500,000 copies and is a New York Times bestseller. It was illustrated by Maurice Sendak, and was a 2006 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.
In his three decades of working in the theater, Mr. Yorinks has written and directed numerous plays including So, Sue Me which premiered at The Kennedy Center and It's Alive , premiering at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York . Mr. Yorinks was Philip Glass's librettist for the operas The Juniper Tree and The Fall of the House of Usher , both of which have been performed all over the world. In dance, Mr. Yorinks helped create a full-length dance/theater piece entitled A Selection with the renowned dance company, Pilobolus. Over the years, his eclectic and wide ranging career has brought him into projects with celebrated artists from Bill Irwin to the legendary film maker Michael Powell.
Mr. Yorinks is the founder and director of The Night Kitchen Radio Theater and he lives in New York City. |
For
thirty-five years Arthur Yorinks has written and directed for
opera, theater, dance, film, and radio and is the author of over
two dozen acclaimed and award-winning books for children, including
the Caldecott Medal winner, Hey, Al.