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Where the Wild Things Are (Anniversary) (Paperback)

Author: Maurice Sendak

Age: 4-8 years

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When Max dons his wolf suit, his imagination carries him to a land filled with lovable monsters.

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.

  • Genre: Juvenile Fiction
  • Subgenre: Science Fiction + Fantasy + Magic
  • Age: 4-8 years
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
  • Edition: Anniversary
  • Language: English
  • Format: paperback
  • Release Date: September 1, 1988
  • Date Published: September 1, 1988
  • Author: Maurice Sendak

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  • Online Item #: 12309741
  • Store Item Number (DPCI): 059-03-2832
  • ISBN: 9780064431781
  • Item can be gift wrapped.
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  • Reviewer: Zena Sutherland, (Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books)

    "[A] most imaginative and unusual read-aloud picture book, with illustrations that are marvelously detailed....The text has a lovely lyric quality, and the psychological implications are sound but are not obtrusive in the story--rather, they give it body."
  • Reviewer: Virginia Haviland, (Horn Book)

    "This vibrant picture book in luminous, understated full color has proved utterly engrossing to children with whom it has been shared....A sincere, perceptive contribution which bears repeated examination."

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  • Book Subgenre : Science Fiction + Fantasy + Magic
  • Item Type - Electronics. : Books
  • Edition : Anniversary
  • Format : paperback
  • Publisher : HarperCollins Children's Books
  • Language : english
  • Age : 4-8 years
  • Book Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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  • Great classic
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I remember reading this as a child. My son loves hearing this book, and pretending to be a monster.

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  • Donna  Jul 15, 2011
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This wonderfully illustrated book was a favorite of our children in the early 70's. It plays out a child's fantasies of being somewhere else where things might be less restrictive - more carefree and adventurous. Of course it is discovered that home is truly where comfort and security abide. An obvious award winner!

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