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• Maurice Sendak's TV legacy, short but sweet

  Sendak, who died Tuesday at 83, was, of course, primarily a children's book author. But he had a memorable TV legacy as well, confined almost entirely to just two series -- "Little Bear" and "7 Little Monsters," the former for Nick and the latter for PBS."Monsters"   Read more »

• 'Where Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies

  Sendak , the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," died early Tuesday. He was 83.Longtime friend and caretaker Lynn Caponera said she was with   Read more »

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• First edition of Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" sells for $25,000

  signed first edition of "Where the Wild Things Are," the classic children's book by late author Maurice Sendak, has fetched an eyebrow-raising $25,000 on online book retailer abebooks.com, thus making it one of the most expensive children’s books sold in recent 2:20 PM from New York Daily News Read more »

• Stephen Colbert Talks New Book, Makes Fun Of Genres (VIDEO)

  Colbert's Maurice Sendak-inspired "I Am a Pole (And So Can You)," a new children's book parody about a personified pole finding its purpose in life, is expectedly topping sales charts, but not in the genres you'd assume. The talk show host poked fun at The 1:57 PM from The Huffington Post Read more »

• Some People Called Him Maurice

  years old. That nailed it: I was Maurice's fan for life. So much so, and still, that I have written a humble biography of Maurice Sendak. Decades later with children of my own, we revisited all of the Sendak titles I remembered and more. Do you think that   from About.com: Art History Read more »

• Letters

  have been many articles, radio programs and TV commentators remarking on the death of Maurice Sendak (Tuesday, May 8, 2012). This was indeed a remarkable man, who, in his many interviews, denied his own vulnerability when it came to the consideration of children.   from VC Reporter Read more »

• Comment on Pinterest analysis: PBS, USA Today engage with readers most effectively by Anonymous

  and also a pin of author Maurice Sendak. Using the word “Supernovas gave us the flexibility to place pins for people like Maurice Sendak and literal supernovas together,” said Kevin Dando, PBS Director of Digital Marketing and Communications. As PBS had produced   from Poynter (Romensko) Read more »