RIP Maurice Sendak

[datachicane]

:(

Maurice Sendak, Children’s Author Who Upended Tradition, Dies at 83 (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/books/maurice-sendak-childrens-author-dies-at-83.html)

[dando]

:(

Where the Wild Things are is one of my fave children's books, and I enjoyed watching Little Bear with the girls when they were in that phase.

RIP.

-Kevin

[Napoleon]

I didn't have the slightest idea of who he was until I saw him on the Colbert Report earlier this year (links below). The interview with him was hilarious.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/406796/january-24-2012/grim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt--1

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/406902/january-25-2012/grim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt--2