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- Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
- ISBN: 0060254920
- WAPI (Tower ID): 101633330
- Release Date: September 1, 1988
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #35 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #10 in Young Adult Fiction (See Top 100 Young Adult Fiction Bestsellers)
- #1 in Classics (See Top 100 Classics Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak and Maurice Sendak to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Where the Wild Things Are"Browse more products related to "Maurice Sendak and Maurice Sendak"Review"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." "[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." First lineThe night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another his mother called him "WILD THING!" and Max said "I'LL EAT YOU UP!" so he was sent to bed without eating anything. Publisher's noteA naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king. Max is sent to bed without supper and imagines sailing away to the land of Wild Things,where he is made king. Product note40th Anniversary AnnotationWHERE 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. If You Enjoy "Where the Wild Things Are (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Where the Wild Things Are (Hardcover)" by Maurice Sendak (Author) and Ma...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Classics Bestsellers
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