There are very few books that can stimulate a child's imagination quite like 'Where The Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1928.
Yes, not too far from where I was born actually here on Long Island. He did some other outstanding books as well like ' Little Bear' but was mainly known for Where the Wild Things are. Have you ever read it?
Where the Wild Things are originally came out in 1963.
and was still just as relevant in the 80's when I discovered it.  They eventually turned it into a movie back in 2009 that was aimed at adults and actually reviewed pretty well.
Where the Wild Things Are also had an animated short released in 1973 which was later updated in 1988.
Interesting, i'll have to look into watching that sometime, thanks for the heads up! I wonder if the book would still hold up in 2021, we live in such a different world today. 
Maurice Sendak started out his career as an illustrator and didn't become a writer until the mid 1950's.
and also continued to release works right up until his passing in 2012 at age 83
The horses that he drew in his books were caricatures of his aunts and uncles.
Really? That's pretty neat. I know he took a lot of heat for how grotesque the monsters where in 'Wild Things' .