The acclaimed author and illustrator Maurice Sendak has died at the age of 83. He took children and adults out of the safe and comfortable world of nursery books into something far more confronting, terrifying and ultimately satisfying. His work included more than one dozen picture books, none more famous than "Where the Wild Things Are".
What better obiturary than the following letter written to him by an 8-year-old boy:
"Dear Mr Sendak," he wrote, "How much does it cost to get to where the wild things are? If it is not expensive, my sister and I would like to spend the summer there."
You can also visit the Library's page on Maurice Sendak, it contains information about the books you can borrow from the Library and links to many online resources.
