Wash Post on Maurice Sendak

Author of beloved 'Wild Things': Maurice Senak 1928-2012 [online at Maurice Sendak dies; author and illustrator wrote about children's survival
By Becky Krystal, Washington Post May 9 2012 http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/maurice-sendak-author-and-illustrator-of-works-about-childrens-survival-dies/2012/05/08/gIQA8lXMAU_story.html

Maurice Sendak's imagination took him into the wild, and beyond
By Michael Dirda, Washington Post May 9 2012 http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/maurice-sendaks-imagination-took-him-into-the-wild-and-beyond/2012/05/08/gIQA4iHXBU_story.html

Children see themselves in late author Maurice Sendak's 'Wild Things' characters
By — Tracy Grant, Washington Post May 9 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/children-see-themselves-in-late-author-maurice-sendaks-wild-things-characters/2012/05/08/gIQAt9u1AU_story.html

SALUTING MAURICE SENDAK: A visual tribute to a rumpus-loving legend
By Michael Cavna

I don't consider Sendak a cartoonist, but many do, so I'll link to coverage highlights here.