The author of Where the Wild Things Are died today from a stroke. source sad to see this guy go, he seemed really cool. Also please move if this is in the wrong section.
That really sucks. I use to love "where the wild things are" when I was a kid. It's sad to see him go. He will be missed.
_MOVED To current events. also NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO This is so sad. :C Maurice Sendak was literally my childhood, Little Bear alone holds an enormous sentimental value for me, but he got me interested in poetry from a very early age. ;~; Well, he lived a long and accomplished life, but this is a great loss...
He will be extremely missed. I loved his books like the back of my hand, and he greatly influenced my emotional life now that I think about it. The part at the end really got to me. Though he understood children deeply, Mr. Sendak by no means valorized them unconditionally. “Dear Mr. Sun Deck ...†he could drone with affected boredom, imitating the semiliterate forced-march school letter-writing projects of which he was the frequent, if dubious, beneficiary. But he cherished the letters that individual children sent him unbidden, which burst with the sparks that his work had ignited. “Dear Mr. Sendak,†read one, from an 8-year-old boy. “How much does it cost to get to where the wild things are? If it is not expensive, my sister and I would like to spend the summer there.â€
I'm seriously so bummed. I read an article my local paper did on him, and he sounded like was an awesome fellow if I had gotten the chance to meet him in person. I loved his works. It's actually hit us at the center hard. My co-worker didn't quite get who he was, when I mentioned Where the Wild Things Are. But as soon as I mentioned Little Bear it clicked.
