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Maurice Sendak: 'Where the Wild Things Are' Impacts Us All

By UCN on May 9, 2012 2:35 PM

Maurice Sendak reading "Where the Wild Things Are" at the Rosenbach Library and Museum in Philadelphia in 1985. (Frank Armstrong/Rosenbach Museum and Library, via EPA)

[Editor's note: Today, children's author Maurice Sendak passed away at the age of 83. Though he is best remembered for penning and illustrating Where the Wild Things Are, Sendak published more than a dozen picture books--some censored and debated, some warmly embraced, but all too poignant to be ignored. Sendak possessed an uncanny ability to create material both comforting and challenging, perpetually childlike and decidedly grown-up. As the public remembers his work and his legacy, RELEVANT returns to this article, written when Where the Wild Things Are got the film treatment in 2009, as a reminder of the enduring impact of Sendak's masterpiece.]

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Maurice Sendak, Children's Author Most Popular for "Where the Wild Things Are", Dies at 83

By UCN on May 8, 2012 8:20 AM

Maurice Sendak, shown in 2006 (Joyce Dopkeen/The New York Times)

Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," died early Tuesday. He was 83 and lived in Ridgefield, Conn.

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C. NaTasha Richburg Empowers Youth to Handle Life Issues in A Hoodie Ain't a Coat

By UCN on April 18, 2012 2:08 AM

Over the last month and a half, the nation has been impacted by the tragic shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American Florida teenager.

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Jan Berenstain, Co-Creator of Berenstain Bears Books, Dies at 88

By UCN on February 27, 2012 3:03 PM

Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, Janice Berenstain displays a copy of the first book, left, she and husband, Stanley Berenstain, created and the second book, which was the first to actually call the characters Berenstain Bears, in Solebury, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Jan Berenstain, who with her husband, Stan, wrote and illustrated the Berenstain Bears books that have charmed preschoolers and their parents for 50 years, has died. She was 88.

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Justin Bieber to Release Second Book 'Just Getting Started' In September

By UCN on February 22, 2012 8:46 AM

HarperCollins is set to release an "official photographic book" authored by the multiplatinum-selling pop sensation in September.

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"Heaven Is for Real for Kids" Reaches #1 on "New York Times" Best Seller List

By UCN on January 10, 2012 6:02 PM

Four-year-old Colton Burpo's journey to heaven and back has reached over six million people in his story's various formats.

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Thomas Nelson Releases Interactive "Heaven Is for Real" for Kids App

By UCN on December 21, 2011 12:41 PM

New York Times Best-Selling Book Engages Children in a Whole New Way

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Colton Burpo Still Remembers Details of Heaven Vividly 8 Years Later

By UCN on November 30, 2011 4:09 AM

Now 12, Colton Burpo says he sat in Jesus' lap, met departed family members

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Brian Selznick Creates Another Masterpiece with 'Wonderstruck'

By UCN on November 20, 2011 2:06 AM

No name in children's literature is hotter right now than Brian Selznick, and his new book "Wonderstruck" proves that, in some cases, maybe lightning does strike twice.

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