Maurice Sendak dies. (Where the Wild Things Are)

kennyc · 05-08-2012, 09:03 AM

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DANBURY, Conn. (AP) - Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childnood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," has died. He was 83.

Longtime friend and caretaker Lynn Caponera says she was with him when he died early Tuesday at a hospital in Danbury, Conn. She says he had a stroke on Friday.

"Where the Wild Things Are" earned Sendak a prestigious Caldecott Medal for the best children's book of 1964 and became a hit movie in 2009.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/bo...t-83.html?_r=1

http://www.9news.com/news/article/26...pnews|bc|large

DiapDealer · 05-08-2012, 09:06 AM

Sad. That was one of my very first favorite books.

steven522 · 05-08-2012, 10:50 AM

I'm more of a "Little Bear" fan myself. Very sad to lose anyone directly linked to fond childhood memories.

RainingLemur · 05-08-2012, 10:54 AM

Sigh... I read this on another news feed this morning. My 4-year-old LOVES looking at the pictures in that book.

Penforhire · 05-08-2012, 11:05 AM

I care, said Pierre! Still have my Nutshell Library collection somewhere. RIP.

Apache · 05-08-2012, 12:07 PM

RIP
Apache

Daithi · 05-08-2012, 12:31 PM

I never cared for Where the Wild Things Are, but it is still a sad day when someone dies who touched so many people's childhoods.

DreamWriter · 05-08-2012, 03:41 PM

I have fond memories of reading Where the Wild Things Are to my daughter when she was young.

tvuongpham · 05-08-2012, 04:47 PM

Sad to hear the news.. but lucky to have had the opportunity to share his wonderful works with my children.. He was a very unique illustrator and author! Thank you "Maurice Sendak, author of the classic children's book "Where the Wild Things Are," ....."

Ntsimp · 05-08-2012, 04:54 PM

A really gifted artist. Though I didn't care for the story of WTWTA, I still read Little Bear to my own kids.

AlexGrama · 05-08-2012, 05:48 PM

RIP

Alex

kennyc · 05-08-2012, 08:55 PM

This is funny, Colbert interviewing Sendak:

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-col...e-sendak-pt--1

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-col...e-sendak-pt--2

SeaKing · 05-08-2012, 10:36 PM

I never liked it when a child though some of my friends did.
Later when I looked at it over the years, I realized I detested it.
Some of my own more intellectual children loved it and others didn't see that much in it.

I saw the movie. It only reminded me I hated it.

The only real reason I found to look at it over the years was to
try and get sense from the pictures.

05-08-2012, 03:41 PM	#8
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	I have fond memories of reading Where the Wild Things Are to my daughter when she was young. Last edited by DreamWriter; 05-09-2012 at 11:44 AM.

05-08-2012, 04:54 PM	#10
Ntsimp Zealot Posts: 149 Karma: 1215642 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Utah Device: iriver Story HD, Android	A really gifted artist. Though I didn't care for the story of WTWTA, I still read Little Bear to my own kids. Last edited by Ntsimp; 05-08-2012 at 09:23 PM. Reason: typo

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RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	Sigh... I read this on another news feed this morning. My 4-year-old LOVES looking at the pictures in that book.

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Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I never cared for Where the Wild Things Are, but it is still a sad day when someone dies who touched so many people's childhoods.

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tvuongpham Banned Posts: 183 Karma: 2826564 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kobo Aura, Kindle Paperwhite 2nd gen, Kindle KB (dead) PRS-T1, PRS 350	Sad to hear the news.. but lucky to have had the opportunity to share his wonderful works with my children.. He was a very unique illustrator and author! Thank you "Maurice Sendak, author of the classic children's book "Where the Wild Things Are," ....."

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AlexGrama Writer Posts: 275 Karma: 345042 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nexus 7	RIP Alex

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	This is funny, Colbert interviewing Sendak: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-col...e-sendak-pt--1 http://www.colbertnation.com/the-col...e-sendak-pt--2

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SeaKing Frequent Flier Posts: 1,282 Karma: 2058993297 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: KB kindle aboard, Galx Tab 7.0 Plus, trying out Droid 1 as mini-tab	I never liked it when a child though some of my friends did. Later when I looked at it over the years, I realized I detested it. Some of my own more intellectual children loved it and others didn't see that much in it. I saw the movie. It only reminded me I hated it. The only real reason I found to look at it over the years was to try and get sense from the pictures.

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