UNUSUAL SUSPECTS: The Hobbit illustrated by Maurice Sendak?

Maurice Sendak's "The Hobbit," in pen and ink, 1967
(Credit: Maurice Sendak/Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University)

What if Maurice Sendak, creator of the timeless Where the Wild Thing Are, had illustrated J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy The Hobbit ?  It's not as far-fetched as it sounds. You can check out an enlightening essay by author and illustrator, Tony DiTerlizzi, on the version of The Hobbit that almost came to be here. 

And stay tuned for more unexpected, unforgettable, unmistakable artists interpreting some of your favorite children's books in the next installment of Unusual Suspects.