Remember how much you loved the story of Max, who runs away from an argument with his mother into the wild rumpus of his imagination?
Now, just imagine if you are the grown-up fan who made an incredible discovery in the Connecticut home of author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who died in 2012.
Lynn Caponera, president of the Maurice Sendak Foundation, came across the unseen manuscript titled Presto and Zesto in Limboland, which featured fully intact illustrations by the author, simply by chance. Caponera then sent it to Sendak’s long-time editor, Michael di Capua, who assured her he had never seen the manuscript before either.
The manuscript is co-authored by Sendak’s frequent collaborator and friend, Arthur Yorinks. After taking a look at the manuscript Yorinks explained that the title of the manuscript was inspired by his and Sendak’s nicknames for one another and that after working on it together they simply put it away and forgot about it.
After the manuscript was unearthed, di Capua called Yorinks and asked if he would be interested in releasing it as a book. Of course Yorinks was and after a few small revisions, Presto and Zesto in Limboland is set to be published in the fall of 2018.
Feature Image: Courtesy of AP Photo/Susan Ragan
