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Maurice Sendak: “I Am in Love with The World”

The Where The Wild Things Are author talks about living every day of your life in wonder and awe

Maurice Sendak was the embodiment of childlike whimsy, even in his final years. In fact, the beloved children’s author was more enchanted by the beauty of life as he got older. In an illustrated interview with “Fresh Air,” Sendak talks … Continue reading

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Maurice Sendak Dies at 83

We pay tribute to the writer and illustrator

I sadly report that we lost Maurice Sendak this morning, who died of a stroke in Danbury, Connecticut. Somewhere, I have a well-worn copy of “Where the Wild Things Are” buried in a pile of books. It was a radical … Continue reading

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