Author Maurice Sendak's last piece of work "My Brother's Book" is a tribute to his older brother and captures the wonders and fears of childhood.

Children's author Maurice Sendak is known worldwide for his highly acclaimed books including "Where the Wild Things Are", "In the Night Kitchen" and "Outside Over There". The author died last May at the age of 83.

His last work "My Brother's Book"  is a tribute to his older brother who died in 1995. The book was written when Sendak was very close to death. Hence, the lines in the book take on a double meaning. Playwright and a very close friend of the author, Tony Kushner said the book seems like a goodbye from the author to all the people who loved him.

Kushner says that this is one of Sendak's only works that is meant more for adults than children. Kushner also reveals that the book began with a poem that the author had written and kept aside till he thought was the right time to turn it into a book. The book is meant for all the people who grew up reading Sendak's works and loved him.

Kushner also states that the character "Guy" in the book represents both Sendak and his partner Eugene Glynn who died of lung cancer. The loss had come as a big blow to the author, Kushner reveals.

The playwright also says that Sendak always took inspiration from "fairly adult artists - William Blake, Herman Melville, William Shakespeare, John Keats, his pantheon of heroes. Mozart, who meant everything to him, and opera in general Maurice really loved."

The book has been published this week and is available at all leading bookstores.