Where the Wild Things Are' Author Dies at 83 Did you ever read the book?
kyle
2012/05/08 15:32:20
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It's a terrible day for terrible creatures ... 'cause the man who wrote the children's classic, "Where the Wild Things Are" has died.
Maurice Sendak
-- who not only wrote the book but ALSO drew the iconic "Wild Things"
images -- passed away early this morning at a hospital in Connecticut
after suffering a stroke on Friday.
"Where the Wild Things Are"
was first published in 1963 ... and was adapted into a major motion
picture in 2009 ... the same year President Obama read the book to
children at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
Maurice Sendak
-- who not only wrote the book but ALSO drew the iconic "Wild Things"
images -- passed away early this morning at a hospital in Connecticut
after suffering a stroke on Friday.
"Where the Wild Things Are"
was first published in 1963 ... and was adapted into a major motion
picture in 2009 ... the same year President Obama read the book to
children at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
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- ConfidentialDede 2012/05/08 20:01:00yes
+1I read the book millions of times , and even saw the movies put out so sad the author died it was a great seller.reply - psiEnergos 2012/05/08 19:15:13yes+1Many times. I don't think there was a library in existence in the '70s or '80s that did not have this book in it's shelf.reply
- Stryder psiEnergos 2012/05/12 05:43:42Just looking at the photos from the book in this thread take me back to my childhood at the library. I think I may try to hunt down a copy of it just read it for old time's sake.reply
- Monster Girl 2012/05/08 19:01:58noBut I really want to, it sounds cool.reply
- Cantus_bird 2012/05/08 18:19:06yesOne of the books i read to my children when they were young.reply
- Vicky 2012/05/08 16:53:10yesi"m sad now i grew up on that bookreply
- slushie suicide 2012/05/08 16:38:27noi meant yesreply
- M A 2012/05/08 16:25:21no1st time i have heard of itreply
- obi_have 2012/05/08 16:12:58yes+1Liked the book, heard the movie was lame.reply
- prosperhappily 2012/05/08 16:01:54yes+1Loved it. RIP.reply
- tweet_tweet 2012/05/08 15:59:33yes+1yes <3 RIP Maurice Sendak. I will read it tonight before I go to sleep.reply
- Flor de Luna 2012/05/08 15:52:21yes+1It was a favorite of mine when I was a child.reply
- Suni 2012/05/08 15:44:48yes+1many times....to my youngest daughter.reply
- MandaLynne 2012/05/08 15:39:45yes+1Yes, I had this book as a child and also got it for my kids and my grandkids.reply
- MJ 2012/05/08 15:39:10yes+1yesreply
- LADY LIBERTY SILLY WORDSMITH 2012/05/08 15:37:02 (edited)yes+1Rest in Peace Maurice Sendak!reply
- LADY LI... LADY LI... 2012/05/08 15:47:38+1
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