We'll eat you up -- we love you so
Maurice Sendak has passed away. From "Little Bear" to "Wild Things" and beyond, he tucked us in many a night. A peaceful rest to him.
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"Wild Things" is my granddaughter's all-time favorite, like her mother before her. RIP.
Posted by Ex-bartender | May 8, 2012 7:36 AM
Here's a hilarious two-part interview with Mr Sendak, conducted by Stephen Colbert in January:
http://laughingsquid.com/grim-colberty-tales-stephen-colbert-interviews-maurice-sendak/
Posted by PMG | May 8, 2012 7:50 AM
"'The sad thing is, I like it,' Sendak told him. Colbert asked if he could get those exact words as a blurb. 'Absolutely,' Sendak told him."
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338535/20120508/stephen-colbert-book-pole-maurice-sendak.htm
Posted by Gardiner Menefree | May 8, 2012 8:26 AM
The obit page of the newspaper of another city offers a Guest Book for mourners:
http://www.legacy.com/guestbook/guestbook.aspx?n=maurice-sendak&p1=News_links&pid=157510476
Posted by Gardiner Menefree | May 8, 2012 8:52 AM
What a great guy! He will be missed by the children and adults who read to them.
Posted by portland native | May 8, 2012 1:35 PM
I first read Where the Wild Things Are in 1971 or '72 at the recommendation of a librarian. For a short time, I was a substitute teacher in a day care while I waited to be drafted.
When my own kids came along I read 'Wild Things' so many times, that I would sometimes doze off reading it. The only way I could stay awake was to read the book backwards. Often word for word even though my preference was phrase by phrase.
Posted by Concordbridge | May 8, 2012 2:06 PM
Max is off on his final boat ride...
Fair well...
Posted by tankfixer | May 8, 2012 7:24 PM