Support WBURLooking Back On 'Wild Things' With Maurice SendakPlay39:33Download AudioOctober 23, 2009 ShareTime magazine has said, "For [Maurice] Sendak, visiting the land of the very young is not something that requires a visa. He is a permanent citizen." (Getty Images)
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