Yesterday morning, May 8, 2012, when a third grade class and I were viewing the Children's Choice Book Award winners at the Children's Book Council website, I happened to glance over at the Twitter feed and was immediately, deeply saddened to see that Maurice Sendak had died. In lieu of my prepared post for today here are some of the tweets, from those I follow, I found memorable. Some reference newspaper articles, videos or interviews. Others are a tribute to this remarkable man who touched the minds and hearts of so many. Last night I pulled Alligators All Around, Chicken Soup With Rice and Mommy? off my shelves, sat with Xena, read and remembered. Today all his books, showcasing his illustrations and writing, in our library media center will be gathered for a display.
Maurice Sendak, Children’s Author Who Upended Tradition, Dies at 83 nytimes.com/2012/05/09/boo…
— Dan Santat (@dsantat) May 8, 2012
It seems appropriate to post terribleyelloweyes.com Maurice Sendak tribute art blog. He gave us so much and we just tried to show our thanks.
— Cory Godbey (@corygodbey) May 8, 2012
NPR: Maurice Sendak, 'Where Wild Things Are' Author, Dies-More at n.pr/KJFU2w
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) May 8, 2012
For Sendak: blaine.org/sevenimpossibl…
— Julie Danielson (@SevenImp) May 8, 2012
In honour of Maurice Sendak today - Build Your Wild Self buildyourwildself.com
— Jen Deyenberg (@jdeyenberg) May 8, 2012
Simply wonderful. fb.me/XTlpbDtM
— Paul Schmid (@PaulSchmidBooks) May 8, 2012
Today we remember Maurice Sendak: author, illustrator, set designer, Brooklyn native. He leaves behind an artistic legacy for all ages.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) May 8, 2012
Thanks for the memories Maurice Sendak. twitter.com/toddparr/statu…
— Todd Parr (@toddparr) May 8, 2012
The Play Forum » Remembering Maurice Sendak timetoplaymag.com/playforum/2012… via @TimeToPlay
— Richard Byrne (@rmbyrne) May 8, 2012
"I had the good fortune of working with Maurice when he created our most recent December ‘Best Books’..." tmblr.co/Zkm-MvL6VTPL
— SchoolLibraryJournal (@sljournal) May 8, 2012
Add mine to the long and growing list of Sendak tributes. He meant a lot to me. mrbiggs.com/news/2012/05/m…
— Brian Biggs (@mrbiggsdotcom) May 8, 2012
"It was 1963, and I was working at Cleveland Public Library when Where the Wild Things arrived on the..." tmblr.co/Zkm-MvL6YawH
— SchoolLibraryJournal (@sljournal) May 8, 2012
A few words and a video about Maurice Sendak: 100scopenotes.com/2012/05/08/mau…
— Travis Jonker (@100scopenotes) May 8, 2012
The audio is now up for our four interviews with Maurice Sendak: n.pr/Jol0cs #tissues
— NPR's Fresh Air (@nprfreshair) May 8, 2012
Anita Silvey, Judy Blume, and others from the kid lit world remember Maurice Sendak ow.ly/aMoH0
— SchoolLibraryJournal (@sljournal) May 8, 2012
I'm sorry I never met Maurice Sendak.I wonder if he would call me a "talentless hack" or a "derivative hack".I'd giggle and thank him.
— bob shea (@bobshea) May 8, 2012
I feel like everybody lost their scary favorite uncle today.
— Adam Rex (@MrAdamRex) May 8, 2012
RT @Gothamist "Wild Rumpus" In Brooklyn Tonight To Celebrate Maurice Sendak's Life pwne.ws/IBcILw
— Children's Bookshelf (@PWKidsBookshelf) May 8, 2012
RT @mkonnikova: The power of once upon a time:My latest @sciam,on fairytales &Maurice Sendak bit.ly/Je4453
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) May 8, 2012
Watch. Connect. Read.: Rest in Peace, Maurice Sendak mrschureads.blogspot.com/2012/05/rest-i…
— John Schu (@MrSchuReads) May 8, 2012
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