Where the Wild Things Are (Hardcover)

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE was one of the first children`s books to depict the sometimes subversive inner mind of a child. A seemingly straightforward tale about monsters, the story allows readers to deal with their fears of the unknown. Wearing a wolf suit and acting like a wild child, a boy named Max gets so out of control that his mother sends him to bed without his supper. That night Max laughs with delight as his room is transformed into a land inhabited by wild things--monsters almost as wild as Max himself. At first, the monsters try to scare Max, but, using a magic trick to conquer them, he becomes their king. Although Max eagerly participates in the creatures` "wild rumpus," he eventually returns home--where he finds his dinner, still hot, waiting for him in his bedroom. Although some found the jewel-toned, crosshatched pen-and-ink illustrations too frightening for children, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE was selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children`s Books of 1963, and it also won the 1964 Caldecott Medal.

Author:

Sendak, Maurice

ISBN:

9780060254933

Format:

Hardcover

Publish Date:

10/01/1988

Publisher:

HarperCollins

Language:

English

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