June 10th would have marked the legendary children's writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak's 85th birthday. He passed away more than a year ago. Maurice is most popular for the book Where The Wild Things Are, which was created in 1963 and has sold over 19 million copies. Fun fact - the book was originally about a spoiled child who is sent to his room and escapes to a land of wild horses. Since Maurice was unable to draw horses, he changed the horses to the "wild things."
To mark his birthday, Blank on Blank has released an animated video to coordinate with an interview he did in 2009 where he discussed the difficulties of being a child. It's really beautiful. To caveat that interview is a segment from his last interview with Fresh Air's Terry Gross. Enjoy.
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