One of the most renowned children’s storybook tellers of our time has died. Maurice Sendak, author of one of the most famous children’s books, “Where The Wild Things Are,” died of a stroke Tuesday, according to Michael di Capua, his longtime editor. He was 83.
President Barack Obama, who read excerpts from Sendak’s ‘Wild Things’ to children during the White House Easter egg roll in April, said the book was “one of my favorite classic books of all time.”
Obama also read from the book during the 2009 Easter egg roll at the White House.
“It is a great book,” Obama told the children gathered around him and first lady Michelle Obama on the South lawn.
“Let the wild rumpus start,” the president read, adding “Arghhh, who can do a wild rumpus? Come on, I want everyone to do the wild rumpus. It’s the wild rumpus.”
I love, love, love reading as well as reading with my daughter. Reading fables, fairy tales, fiction, non fiction is becoming a lost art. I love this book… I still say my favorite book is “James and The Giant Peach” by Roald Dahl.
rip but that was one terrible movie
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW I grew up on this book – welcome HOME to Maurice….
RIP
Thats a great loss! He was a children’s author but he had this kind of snarky ass wit and bite that I loved! RIP indeed.
Aww Man..Ace really liked that movie.
I love the way FLOTUS gives eye to POTUS. He left her on the plane the other day and he turned around so swiftly like oh chit!
LOL He love his lady and she seems to like him too. :lol ;
LOL He love his lady and she seems to like him too
exactly. she looks like she gives him hell huh
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RIP mr writer man Maurice
But I know thats a sore subject to ya’ll so I wont talk about the FLOTUS #nshyt
I use to love that book in elementary school…. the movie was horrible. RIP Maurice
Eazy when he left her on that plane…please watch a snippet of it!!
He jogged back to get her and she came out justa smiling..no worries…he was steady whispering something to her and she was giving his ass that Mrs. America nonchalance.
LURVE HER!
New the book very well
KNEW *
Who thats a sore subject for?? Sandra?? And when has anybody ever cared??
We love you Eazy for trendsetting… Yall be picking at ppl scabs and chit sores cant get healed here.. 
Awww RIP, one of the childhood classics
eastpointvet says:
rip but that was one terrible movie
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a DAMN Snooze fest
Last time we discussed the FLOTUS and I said she wasnt attractive, they went in on me
I loved that book! That and Curious George!!!
I know where the wild things are….. it’s called “Basketball Wives.”
RIP Maurice.
Oh goodness
No, no @Eazy Its in the
you cant say that about FLOTUS or any posters here but everybody else is game, especially Jay Z. 
Heck naw, the FLOTUS can get it just like anybody else. She looks evil to me.
hmmm
i’ve never heard of this book weird…
@French
Were you raised in the states as a child?
@Eazy
Michelle is from the Southside of the Chi-town. You don’t want it with her!
They call her: “Souf-side Chelly” back in the Chi.
(No, they don’t, though.)
RIP
Youre talking about her furrowed brow?
I dont think she has conventional beauty but I think she is a beautiful woman elevated by her manner, thoughts and positions, personal style including her impeccable upkeep of self. Oh yes. She’s a beauty for that imo.