Google Doodle for Birthday of Author Maurice Sendak

Today is Maurice Sendak’s birthday–or would have been, had he not passed away last year at the age of 84. If the name sounds famil­iar, Sendak was the American author and illus­tra­tor most famous for cre­at­ing the beloved chil­dren’s book, Where the Wild Things Are (1963). His oth­er books include In the Night Kitchen (1970), Outside Over There (1981), and his last, My Brother’s Book, pub­lished posthu­mous­ly this year.

Google Doodle Tribute to Maurice Sendak, Author of 'Where the Wild Things Are'

Google hon­ors Sendak today with a beau­ti­ful, ani­mat­ed logo on Google’s home page. Mouse over the logo to reveal a play but­ton that starts an ani­ma­tion that spans Sendak’s best known works. Click the mag­ni­fy­ing glass with­in the ani­ma­tion to learn more about Sendak and his work.

If you come to this post after the Google logo has changed back, you can watch a video of the ani­ma­tion just below.