One of the world’s most celebrated children’s authors, Maurice Sendak, would have been 85 today and Google is honoring his work with their famous Google Doodles.

Sendak’s books don’t reflect the man, or at least the magnificent, grumpy, talented man that I witnessed in his interview with Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert. If you haven’t seen this, take a look. Happy Birthday, Maurice!
And, there’s a Part II
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