Gathering Memories of Maurice Sendak, final notes (updated Sunday)

Beautiful tributes continue to be posted on Twitter.  For all, it's hard to believe Maurice Sendak is no longer among us.

A Wild Things tribute piece I made a few years ago. There never would have been a Punk Farm w/out a pioneering Sendak. twitter.com/StudioJJK/stat…
— Jarrett J. Krosoczka (@StudioJJK) May 10, 2012

Karen O and the Kids' "All is Love" has been playing in my head all week. vimeo.com/10665654
— Jarrett J. Krosoczka (@StudioJJK) May 10, 2012

My hero: Maurice Sendak by Neil Gaiman pwne.ws/JIDy7b
— Children's Bookshelf (@PWKidsBookshelf) May 12, 2012

Incredible. Maurice Sendak's 2003 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture at M.I.T. videolectures.net/mitworld_senda…
— CBC Book (@CBCBook) May 10, 2012

I made this Sendak tribute 4 CNN's site. But they did something weird to it. Sigh. It was supposed 2 look like this.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…
— peter brown! (@itspeterbrown) May 10, 2012

Maurice Sendak: An Appreciation by Leonard S. Marcus pwne.ws/Jgd3FA
— Children's Bookshelf (@PWKidsBookshelf) May 10, 2012

RT @ReadingRockets Kate DiCamillo shares how Maurice Sendak and a little bear taught her to read: ow.ly/aPEQq (via @CNN)
— Kate Messner (@KateMessner) May 10, 2012

NY Times slideshow: "Thanks, Maurice" is.gd/VIk2LR lovely tribute by fellow artists.
— Shelf Awareness (@ShelfAwareness) May 13, 2012

Gathering Memories of Maurice Sendak, continued

The tributes and postings on Twitter continue.  Mr. Sendak we all miss you so much.

@acornreindeer has a nice post about Mr. Sendak's passing: aaronrenier.com/blog/39/
— Alec Longstreth (@AlecLongstreth) May 9, 2012

Great piece from @laurelsnyder on Maurice Sendak's "legacy of gifts & challenges." bit.ly/JdyHwX
— Kate Messner (@KateMessner) May 9, 2012

MT @KarenWhitereads: thank you @20xJENNY for this beautiful tribute poem to Maurice Sendak: The Rumpus Legacy bit.ly/IKMAlm
— Shelf Awareness (@ShelfAwareness) May 9, 2012

Wild Thing, I Think I Loved You: Maurice Sendak 1928-2012 ow.ly/aNlaS Fuse 8
— SchoolLibraryJournal (@sljournal) May 9, 2012

Vicky Smith's lovely Sendak tribute over @KirkusReviews: kirkusreviews.com/blog/childrens…
— Julie Danielson (@SevenImp) May 9, 2012

"Maurice Sendak Taught me to Roar" - My op-ed piece on @cnn sister site @HLNTV - bit.ly/JTMDpe
— Kate Messner (@KateMessner) May 9, 2012

Gathering Memories of Maurice Sendak

Yesterday morning, May 8, 2012, when a third grade class and I were viewing the Children's Choice Book Award winners at the Children's Book Council website, I happened to glance over at the Twitter feed and was immediately, deeply saddened to see that Maurice Sendak had died.  In lieu of my prepared post for today here are some of the tweets, from those I follow, I found memorable.  Some reference newspaper articles, videos or interviews.  Others are a tribute to this remarkable man who touched the minds and hearts of so many.  Last night I pulled  Alligators All Around, Chicken Soup With Rice and Mommy? off my shelves, sat with Xena, read and remembered.  Today all his books, showcasing his illustrations and writing, in our library media center will be gathered for a display.

Maurice Sendak, Children’s Author Who Upended Tradition, Dies at 83 nytimes.com/2012/05/09/boo…
— Dan Santat (@dsantat) May 8, 2012

It seems appropriate to post terribleyelloweyes.com Maurice Sendak tribute art blog. He gave us so much and we just tried to show our thanks.
— Cory Godbey (@corygodbey) May 8, 2012

NPR: Maurice Sendak, 'Where Wild Things Are' Author, Dies-More at n.pr/KJFU2w
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) May 8, 2012

For Sendak: blaine.org/sevenimpossibl…
— Julie Danielson (@SevenImp) May 8, 2012

In honour of Maurice Sendak today - Build Your Wild Self buildyourwildself.com
— Jen Deyenberg (@jdeyenberg) May 8, 2012

Simply wonderful. fb.me/XTlpbDtM
— Paul Schmid (@PaulSchmidBooks) May 8, 2012

Today we remember Maurice Sendak: author, illustrator, set designer, Brooklyn native. He leaves behind an artistic legacy for all ages.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) May 8, 2012

Thanks for the memories Maurice Sendak. twitter.com/toddparr/statu…
— Todd Parr (@toddparr) May 8, 2012

The Play Forum » Remembering Maurice Sendak timetoplaymag.com/playforum/2012… via @TimeToPlay
— Richard Byrne (@rmbyrne) May 8, 2012

"I had the good fortune of working with Maurice when he created our most recent December ‘Best Books’..." tmblr.co/Zkm-MvL6VTPL
— SchoolLibraryJournal (@sljournal) May 8, 2012

Add mine to the long and growing list of Sendak tributes. He meant a lot to me. mrbiggs.com/news/2012/05/m…
— Brian Biggs (@mrbiggsdotcom) May 8, 2012

"It was 1963, and I was working at Cleveland Public Library when Where the Wild Things arrived on the..." tmblr.co/Zkm-MvL6YawH
— SchoolLibraryJournal (@sljournal) May 8, 2012

A few words and a video about Maurice Sendak: 100scopenotes.com/2012/05/08/mau…
— Travis Jonker (@100scopenotes) May 8, 2012

The audio is now up for our four interviews with Maurice Sendak: n.pr/Jol0cs #tissues
— NPR's Fresh Air (@nprfreshair) May 8, 2012

Anita Silvey, Judy Blume, and others from the kid lit world remember Maurice Sendak ow.ly/aMoH0

— SchoolLibraryJournal (@sljournal) May 8, 2012

I'm sorry I never met Maurice Sendak.I wonder if he would call me a "talentless hack" or a "derivative hack".I'd giggle and thank him.
— bob shea (@bobshea) May 8, 2012

I feel like everybody lost their scary favorite uncle today.
— Adam Rex (@MrAdamRex) May 8, 2012

RT @Gothamist "Wild Rumpus" In Brooklyn Tonight To Celebrate Maurice Sendak's Life pwne.ws/IBcILw
— Children's Bookshelf (@PWKidsBookshelf) May 8, 2012

RT @mkonnikova: The power of once upon a time:My latest @sciam,on fairytales &Maurice Sendak bit.ly/Je4453
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) May 8, 2012

Watch. Connect. Read.: Rest in Peace, Maurice Sendak mrschureads.blogspot.com/2012/05/rest-i…
— John Schu (@MrSchuReads) May 8, 2012