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Author of Where the Wild Things Are, and much more.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/books/maurice-sendak-childrens-author-dies-at-83.html?_r=1

Ooof, right in the childhood.

The man's work is timeless, and I know that when I have kids I'll be digging out his old books to read them to the little bastards.

Nooooooooo, DAMN YOU BRAZELTON!!!!!

Oh that is so sad He was such and interesting man. i heard an interview with him on npr once. He had a very eventful life.

Now Sendak and Shel Silverstein can reunite in the afterlife and collaborate on something serious.

--Patrick

His Stephen Colbert interview was one of the greatest things I've ever seen. We'll miss you Maurice, rest well.

LISTEN TO THIS.

www.npr.org%2F2011%2F12%2F29%2F144077273%2Fmaurice-sendak-on-life-death-and-childrens-lit&h=zAQHzIqzYAQEHVh9s_CjsIpd44zNXTS5ppNlC7lpurlJjQQ

such a great interview. So poignant, so sad.

thats the one i heard. i cried

Until that interview I would've been, "Oh. Maurice Sendak. He wrote that cool book". But afterwards, my opinion and respect for that man has increased thousand-fold. He really did something beautiful with his time here. And just now, on All Things Considered, I heard a great conversation about Sendak from his close friend, and again, made me all sad and introspective and reverent of Sendak's legacy.

Oh... God.

I have never actually read "Where the Wild Things Are," but I recognize it's effect as an icon for so many people.

Maybe it's time to pick up a copy...

Do it do it do it. Read everything.

Officer_Charon said:

I have never actually read "Where the Wild Things Are," but I recognize it's effect as an icon for so many people.

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It's very child-like. In every way. I saw a lot of Sendak's influence in Bill Watterson's work.

--Patrick