[1] Let the Rumpus begin. Where the Wild Things Are is set to appear in theaters in 2009 with a new script by Spike Jonze (Adaptation) and Dave Eggers (Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius). Currently in post production the cast includes James Galdolfini, Forest Whitaker, and seven wild creatures that have been created using foam body costumes and CIGI faces. The movie is based on the popular children's picture book by Maurice Sendak published in 1963. The story is all about Max, a little boy who is banished from his room for kicking up a fuss and decides to go live with the imaginary Wild Things. The movie version has been in development since the 1980's and has been tossed from studio to studio. The project eventually landed at Warner Brothers in 2007 when some concern arose at Universal over whether a 338 word book could really be turned into a movie. Here's hoping that the kinks have been ironed out of the little classic, but recent rumors say otherwise. Appears that Warner Brothers is unhappy with the film and Jonze may reshoot. [2] Another well known children's author and a personal favorite is Shel Siverstein. Silverstein wrote a bunch of kid's books like Where the Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up, and The Light in the Attic, but he was also known for his bohemian lifestyle and more adult fare. A fixture in Key West, Florida where he lived a "Peter Pan" like existence for almost thirty years before his death in 1999, Silverstein was among other things a pundit, a poet, and a songwriter. He won a Grammy in 1970 for the Johnny Cash song A Boy Named Sue and he penned many other songs including "Cover of the Rolling Stone" and "Sylvia's Mother" for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show and the classic "The Unicorn" for the Irish Rovers. Silverstein got his start as a cartoonist for Playboy and was surprised to find out that his work for Playboy did not interfere with his sucessful career as a children's author.