“I can’t tell you how to get to the Castle Yonder because I don’t know where it is. But if you ever come this way, look for me.”

--Jennie, Higglety, Pigglety Pop!

Few words can express the multigenerational impact Maurice Sendak made with his poignant stories.  Below are some of the many memories, tributes and memorials offered up by his faithful community of readers, scholars and friends.

Interviews, Write-ups and Blog Posts

Interview with Center Director and preeminent Sendak scholar John Cech

“Goodbye, Maurice.  And thank you.”  University of Minnesota Press Blog Post by UF English Department Chair, Kenneth Kidd

“Thanks, Maurice.” Op-Art, The New York Times

“Rest in Peace, Maurice Sendak,” Alec Baldwin, The Huffington Post

“Maurice Sendak: Tributes,” The Comics Journal

“Maurice Sendak: roaring tributes pour in for ‘grumpy, magical’ writer,” The Guardian

“Maurice Sendak: An Appreciation,” Publisher’s Weekly
“Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012,” The Horn Book

Art Spiegelman Discusses Maurice Sendak
The New Yorker

Maurice Sendak Tribute Mural

My Modern Met

Friends and Fellow Writers Pay Tribute to 'Where the Wild Things Are' Author Maurice Sendak
The Hollywood Reporter

Personalized Correspondence from Sendak

via Neatorama

Grim Colberty Tales, Part 1

Stephen Colbert’s Interview with Maurice Sendak

Grim Colberty Tales, Part 2

Stephen Colbert’s Interview with Maurice Sendak

Sendakian Avengers
DeviantArt's ~AgarthanGuide created this Maurice Sendak/Avengers mashup
via BoingBoing

Phil Nel gathers visual artists’ response to Sendak’s death, including this image by Pat Bagley