"We artists knew it was something different and loved it," [Robert] Byrd said. "So did kids, instantly. Parents were worried about its darkness, but kids don't worry about things like that. They got it right away."The book served notice of Mr. [Maurice] Sendak's trademarks: an inerrant sense of composition and color; shadowed, crosshatched inkwork that gave body and weight to crazy, outlandish characters; original, idiosyncratic stories treating themes of fear, abandonment, and loss.
from John Timpane: The Philadelphia Inquirer: Maurice Sendak dies at 83; artist and writer best known for "Where the Wild Things Are"
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