The author and illustrator of "Where the Wild Things Are" has died today, the 8th of May 2012, at the age of 83; may he rest in peace.
Maurice Sendak was born in 1928. He was a prolific illustrator and is the author of prize-winning and internationally renowned children's books, most notable among them is "Where the Wild Things Are".
My favourite book by Maurice Sendak has to be "In the Night kitchen", its use of the comics format and the rhyming of the words that go along with the pictures is just brilliant. A close second would be "Where the Wild Things Are".
Further Information and Other Interesting Things
NY Times website."Maurice Sendak, Author of Splendid Nightmares, Dies at 83".
BBC News website. "Wild Things author Maurice Sendak dies at 83".
Sieruta, P. D. "Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012". A great article about Sendak's first book illustration project, for a physics text book Atomics for the Millions.