Children's literature lost its great, transformative luminary today in writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who passed away at age 83 after complications from a stroke. His best known work, Where the Wild Things Are, was known around the world, with its recognition only amplified by the Spike Jonze film adaptation.
Japanese online art community Pixiv has regularly featured fan art paying tribute to Where the Wild Things Are. Here are a selection of homages to the much beloved story of anger and imagination.
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.