Mauice Sendak has died.

[joko]

The author of Where the Wild Things Are'

that book helped shape my future.

As a child I loved it so much, i absolutely loved the artwork, and still to this day cannot put into words why... but it inspired me to draw and paint and imagine other worlds

There are only a few other childrens books I could truly say that about

RIP

[Mamyalynne]

So anyone wanting to share this thread with their children/grandchildren tomorrow, will have the have a rethink now!! Frankly ridiculous.

[Mamyalynne]

have to^

[ummmm]

You are both acting like goats!

[Mick-Talbot]

Your first post does not read well DT
I can't see how you meant he was. 'good'

[tinkerbell23]

Handbags at 40 paces!!

Never heard of this person- but will b a shame
When someone who influenced ur childhood passes...

Ill have a google xx

[DaisyNonna]

Grow up both of you. This is so childish! Pity you don't have a child's ready forgiveness. Obviously deprived of the important books in your youth and never had the opportunity to read them in your so-called maturity.

[237SJ]

Can you hurry up and finish this arguement please. I want to go to bed :-)

[Mick-Talbot]

I think it would be a good idea if , joko started another thread......this one will/can then disappear

[ummmm]

They are suspended

[NOX]

Well that went well....NOT :(
Very sorry to hear of his passing, my kids loved 'Where the Wild things are' and I loved reading to them...real gem of children's literature.

[joko]

i normally like to leave all comments on threads... one, because its annoying to read, and two, to embarrass the poster when they say awful or stupid things and try to wriggle out of it, but for the first time ever i think i might make use of the report function...

zhukov... you are not the innocent party here, you are continuing the argument - at least DT has somewhat admitted he was wrong... so both of you kindly zhuk off, if you want to keep arguing.

[Kromovaracun]

Lovely extract from an interview with Sendak:

"Terry Gross: Can you share some of your favourite comments from readers that you've gotten over the years?

Maurice Sendak: Oh, there's so many. Can I give you just one that I really like? It was from a little boy. He sent me a charming card with a little drawing. I loved it. I answer all my children's letters - sometimes very hastily - but this one lingered over. I sent him a postcard and I drew a picture of a Wild Thing on it. I wrote, "Dear Jim, I loved your card." Then I got a letter back from his mother and she said, "Jim loved your card so much he ate it." That to me was one of the highest compliments I've ever received. He didn't care that it was an original drawing or anything. He saw it, he loved it, he ate it."

A ray of sunshine gone from the world. RIP. X

[ummmm]

Lovely story Kromovaracun :-)

[B00]

kromo, lol.

That made me laugh that little anecdote :-)

[rowanwitch]

Sadly his work belonged to the children of a later generation than mine although I know friends have read it to their little ones... Anything that encourages children to a fantasy world is ok in my book