Maurice Sendak
A Wild Homage
Tomorrow, the much-anticipated film,“Where the Wild Things Are”is coming to theaters. It’s based on the belovedchildren’s bookby Maurice Sendak, whose fantastical illustrations have inspired innumerable artists. One of those inspired artists is Cory Godbey. Godbey is an illustrator who started the fabulous blog Terrible Yellow Eyes, an homage to Sendak by dozens of illustrators from […]
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
Mo Willems remembers author Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak inspired a generation of authors with his picture books, serious enough to reinvent the medium but inviting enough to be favorites for millions of children. Mo Willems, a children’s author today, says he was inspired by Sendak’s work and his trailblazing.
Remembering Maurice Sendak, author of “Where the Wild Things Are,” dead at 83
Maurice Sendak, widely considered one of the most influential children’s book authors of the 20th century, died on Tuesday at the age of 83. Sendak’s imaginative and unsettling books broke boundaries in the world of children’s literature.
Maurice Sendak, Author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Dies at 83
Maurice Sendak, the US author of the best-selling children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, has died aged 83. He wrote some 17 books and was a prolific illustrator, but was best-known for his 1963 tale of Max, who became the “King of all Wild Things.”