Maurice Sendak Coda

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"Some philosopher - I don’t remember who - his theory was: You’ve got to give kids really beautiful children’s books in order to turn them into revolutionaries. Because if they see these beautiful things when they’re young, when they grow up, they’ll see the real world and say, 'Why is the world so ugly?! I remember when the world was beautiful.' And then they’ll fight, and they’ll have a revolution. They’ll fight against all of our corruption in the world, they’ll fight to try to make the world more beautiful. That’s the job of a good children’s-book illustrator." - Tony Millionaire

While that quote reminds me most immediately of Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney, it's entirely applicable to Sendak's books, which have inspired generations of children to find and create beauty and wonder in the world.