Art inspired by Sendak's WILD THINGS

Talented illustrator/animator Cory Godbey has launched Terrible Yellow Eyes, a very not-terrible blog featuring art (by Godbey and others) inspired by Maurice Sendak's classic book, Where the Wild Things Are. (Click the image at left to buy Sendak's book.)

Pictured below is Godbey's own evocative take on Max's encounter with a sea monster early in the book.

"I've always liked this moment, the first time Max meets a Wild Thing. It's an interesting moment because it's not only the first one, it's the only one that Max seems to be just a little afraid of."

It's lovely stuff, and it lets you appreciate Sendak's own art through somebody else's eyes.


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