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Where the Wild Things Are | 
| Author: Maurice Sendak
Brand: HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Rating:  357 reviews
Sales Rank: 322
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 25th Anniversary
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 48
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10 x 9.1 x 0.5
MPN: 8771-2
ISBN: 0060254920
EAN: 9780060254926
ASIN: 0060254920
Publication Date: November 9, 1988
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Product Description
The 1964 Caldecott Medal Winner for the Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year by Maurice Sendak. Brian O'Doherty of The New York Times said the Mr. Sendak's work "disguised in fantasy, springs from his earliest self, from the vagrant child that lurks in the heart of all of us."
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Where the Wild Things Are is one of those truly rare books that can be enjoyed equally by a child and a grown-up. If you disagree, then it's been too long since you've attended a wild rumpus. Max dons his wolf suit in pursuit of some mischief and gets sent to bed without supper. Fortuitously, a forest grows in his room, allowing his wild rampage to continue unimpaired. Sendak's color illustrations (perhaps his finest) are beautiful, and each turn of the page brings the discovery of a new wonder. The wild things--with their mismatched parts and giant eyes--manage somehow to be scary-looking without ever really being scary; at times they're downright hilarious. Sendak's defiantly run-on sentences--one of his trademarks--lend the perfect touch of stream of consciousness to the tale, which floats between the land of dreams and a child's imagination. This Sendak classic is more fun than you've ever had in a wolf suit, and it manages to reaffirm the notion that there's no place like home.
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Terrible...roars, teeth, eyes, claws! Super fun for little boys! August 25, 2008
Jared Castle (Roseburg, Oregon United States)
Sometimes we just can't seem to settle down before bed. During those times, I reach for "Where the Wild Things Are" so that my two sons can roar their terrible roars and gnash their terrible teeth and roll their terrible eyes and show their terrible claws.
The book is short -- perfect for bedtime reading -- and very interactive. The story follows Max and his wild imagination to a magical land. I use the book to reinforce in my sons that they need to settle down in the evening and not get into the type of mischief Max falls into.
This is a great addition to your bedtime reading collection.
One of my favorites July 26, 2008
Jessica L. Bishop (Cartersville, Ga)
I loved this book as a child, so I bought it for my 4 year old. I had forgotten how great it is. It's truely a spectacular little adventure. Not too long to even read two or three times...you know how four year olds are...
 This was my favorite as a child :) July 24, 2008
Ulyyf (NYC)
This one is a classic, of course. Chances are that you remember it from your own childhood, what more is there to say?
My nieces love this one. It's not too wordy, so it's great for very little children and for those nights where you really want everybody in bed five minutes ago! But the words that are there are perfectly selected, nothing is missing. Lyrical is the word I'd use.
And the story about Max having his time-out and repenting (or, for that matter, his mother changing her mind about her over-reaction) is one that most children can relate to, I think.
Wild! July 6, 2008
Brian Tonley (Hollywood, Ca)
If you want something really wild read the Adventures With Boys series! It's as good as this book!
Favorite Kid Book! July 3, 2008
Merna D. Throne (USA)
This was my one of my favorite kid books that I loved! However, just seeing the cover again reminds me how it scared me a little. It didn't stop me from enjoying the story. I still have the tattered version in my store room.
I have purchased it as gifts too and the kids love it!
Merna
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