Google celebrated the career of late children's author Maurice Sendak today by turning its homepage into an animated homage of his work.
Featuring characters and scenes from various Sendak stories such as "Where the Wild Things Are," "Bumble-ardy" and "In the Night Kitchen," the doodle quickly became a hit on Twitter:
Loving today's @google tribute to Maurice #Sendak. Perfect way to honor an extraordinary talent. — Kristie Lanum (@IndieFlixChick) June 10, 2013
What @google did today was perfect.Struck a chord with every computer-using generation.Made us pause.Made us more creative. #sendak — Liz Range-Pendell(@fonzidropit) June 10, 2013
For the record, this may be my favorite Google Doodle yet. #Sendak google.com — Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) June 10, 2013
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Sendak passed away in May 2012, three years after his his magnum opus "Where the Wild Things Are," was turned into a feature film. During his more than half century career in children's literature, Sendak published over 40 stories as both a writer and an illustrator.