Remembering Maurice Sendak

I have to admit to not being very familiar with Maurice Sendak or his work. I never read Where the Wild Things Are when I was young, although the illustrations are instantly recognisable, even to me. News of his death on Tuesday was sad, of course, but also led to a smile as this extract from an old interview made its way around the Internet:

I love the story, and I love the way Sendak tells it. I think maybe I'll give his books a try after all.