He let the wild rumpus start

Maurice Sendak, beloved children's author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are and, thus, influential figure in most of our childhoods, died this morning at the age of 83. Let us think of him today and run around in footie pajamas and crowns and celebrate a slightly darker take on children's lit. Farewell, Maurice. I promise your books will inspire the imagination of my kiddos just as it did mine.