DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childnood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," has died. He was 83.
Longtime friend and caretaker Lynn Caponera says she was with him when he died early Tuesday at a hospital in Danbury, Conn. She says he had a stroke on Friday.
"Where the Wild Things Are" earned Sendak a prestigious Caldecott Medal for the best children's book of 1964 and became a hit movie in 2009.
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It's always sad when someone dies.
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First MCA now Sendak. Who is next frim my childhood? They say death comes in 3s.
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on May. 8, 2012 at 1:01 PM
R.I.P Maurice. "Were the Wild Things Are" was one of my favorite books to read when I was a child. My kids use to watch "Little Bear" all the time. They loved the book series as well.
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