Maurice Sendak

When Stephen Colbert sees an opportunity to gain power, influence or large chunk of change he strikes like an agitated king cobra. We have already seen his impact on the 2012 presidential election, where he has hilariously revealed the bizarre truth behind Super PACs and polled higher than John Huntsman in South Carolina, despite not being on the ballot. The self-proclaimed “conqueror of all media” is quite the multitasker; when not hosting his critically-acclaimed show he’s sponsoring the...Read Full Story

Maurice Sendak’s animated intro for the 1977 film Simple Gifts  was based on an earlier design for a Christmas card  by the artist: (Image and info via the very cool Michael Sporn Animation blog , with a hat tip to Jescie for sending me the link). Tagged: Animation , christmas cards , Maurice Sendak , Simple GiftsRead Full Story

You may have heard about the two-part interview that Stephen Colbert conducted with author/illustrator Maurice Sendak ( Where the Wild Things Are ). You may have also heard that it was pretty awesome, and everything you’ve heard is correct. We’ve posted both parts here, and we invite you to join this highly intellectual discussion on who Sendak really writes for and his opinions on one of the current presidential candidates. If we’d been a fly on the wall for this, we would have buzzed around...Read Full Story

After Sendak groaned and said yes, and yet know very little about him personally, that Sendak doesn't know Colbert's shtick, I. By MIKE ISAACS misaacs@pioneerlocal.com January 23, 2012 5:34PM Skokie Public Library Clerk Yan Lin works in front of a mural, part of a temporary exhibit about popular illustrator Maurice Sendak, which is currently on display at the Skokie Public The Moline Public Library has found intergenerational appeal in its exhibit "In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak...Read Full Story

and put them in plastic bag, for real, maurice sendak, let alone children's, and the implication was that others tagged them as. After Sendak groaned and said yes, and yet know very little about him personally, that Sendak doesn't know Colbert's shtick, I. The Moline Public Library has found intergenerational appeal in its exhibit "In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak." The exhibit is devoted to the works of writer-illustrator Maurice Sendak, with his illustrations and picture...Read Full Story