Sad news today – the death of Maurice Sendak (1928-2012), incomparable illustrator and children’s book author. I hope to write more about Sendak – but just wanted to mark the loss that I’m pretty sure must be felt by anyone who loves the fierce, the wistful, the ashamed, the lonely, the disconsolate, the proud, the wild, the adventurer, the kind, the redeemed, the joyful, and wants to know just what they look like. Here’s the link to the NY Times Obit.
Hard to imagine anyone who grew up in this country over the last several decades who can truly say “I don’t care.” If there is such a person, he or she must not have seen the books and pictures (or the zillions that have copied and been influenced by Sendak). They should hurry up and check them out – Sendak’s books, that is. I personally recommend The Nutshell Library.
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