Maurice Sendak – Author Of Where The Wild Things Are Dies
May 8, 2012 8:42 AM 
The author of the classic children’s book Where The Wild Things Are has passed away. Maurice Sendak dies at the age of 83 due to complications from a stroke.
Originally published in 1963, Where The Wild Things Are won numerous literary awards – including the illustrious Caldecott Medal in 1964.
Sendak wrote numerous other books – and not all of them for children. However, his greatest success came from the books he wrote for kids and he was okay with the literary world categorizing him as a children’s author.
‘Where Wild Things Are’ Author Maurice Sendak Dies – ABC News.
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