Various links showing up in the last few days -
Maurice Sendak: Concerns beyond just Where the Wild Things are, By Patricia Cohen, September 10, 2008
Remembering Maurice Sendak, by Geeta Dayal, WIRED, May 8, 2012
Understanding Children, Yet Wanting Them to Grow Up a Bit, New York Times
Maurice Sendak defined - STL Today - Although not religious, he was absorbed with his Jewish roots, and his stories were infused with Jewishness.
My Hero: Maurice Sendak, by Neil Gaiman, at guardian.co.uk, Friday 11 May 2012.
Fresh Air Remembes Maurice Sendak. with links to four separate Fresh air interviews from 1989 to 2011. Top notch.
Comic Journal Q&A