Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak inspired a generation of authors with his picture books, serious enough to reinvent the medium but inviting enough to be favorites for millions of children. Mo Willems, a children’s author today, says he was inspired by Sendak’s work and his trailblazing.

Maurice Sendak, widely considered one of the most influential children’s book authors of the 20th century, died on Tuesday at the age of 83. Sendak’s imaginative and unsettling books broke boundaries in the world of children’s literature.

With big name producers and stars, the makers of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ and ‘Mr. Fox’ are hoping to appeal to kids AND adults.

The World’s Alex Gallafent reports on a children’s library in Valparaiso, Chile. All the books are donated from other countries. Librarians paste Spanish translations onto the book pages.

Maurice Sendak, the US author of the best-selling children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, has died aged 83. He wrote some 17 books and was a prolific illustrator, but was best-known for his 1963 tale of Max, who became the “King of all Wild Things.”