Maurice Sendak, one of the world's best known children's authors, died on Tuesday, May 7, 2012, at age 83.
Sendak's most famous book was "Where the Wild Things Are" (1963), about a boy sent to bed without supper who goes on a wild rampage in his imagination.The Globe and Mail
Another of Sendak's most popular books was "In the Night Kitchen" (1970)
In 2009, "Where the Wild Things Are" was turned into a hit movie directed by Spike Jonze.
Director Spike Jones (centre) discusses a scene from the movie "Where the Wild Things Are" with Sendak.
A Maurice Sendak illustration from "Brundibar," a book written by playwright Tony Kushner based on children's opera from Czechoslovakia. It was published in 2003.
A scene from a staging of "Brundibar" at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
An illustration of Dame Grunt and Her Piglet, by Maurice Sendak