R.I.P. Maurice Sendak Maurice Sendak, writer and illustrator of beloved 1963 children’s classic Where the Wild Things Are, died Tuesday. He was 83. Now let’s all sit down and re-watch our favorite interview with the author here: It’s Grim Colberty, a.k.a. Stephen Colbert, bringing out the man’s incredible sense of humor. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Grim Colberty Tales with Maurice Sendak Pt. 1 www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Grim Colberty Tales with Maurice Sendak Pt. 2 www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive And here’s Christopher Walken reading Sendak’s classic: </noscript> Via Letters of Note, here’s a Sendak-decorated envelope for some return fan mail: Rest in peace, Maurice. Sad to see you go. We’ll eat you up, we love you so. Follow us! Go ’head and click and Follow Us for more updates straight to your news & nonsense feeds.