Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
A young boy named Max, dressed in his wolf costume, wreaks such havoc through his household that he is sent to bed without his supper. In his room, a mysterious, wild forest and sea grows out of his imagination, and Max sails to the land of the Wild Things. The Wild Things are fearsome-looking monsters, but Max conquers them by “staring into their yellow eyes without blinking once”, and he is made the king of all wild things. However, he soon finds himself lonely and homesick and returns home to his bedroom where he finds his supper waiting for him, still hot.
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- Published
- 1963
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 40
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
- - Nel Paese Dei Mostri Selvaggi
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- 2nd on Children's Literature Association's Eleven Best American Children's Books Of The Past 200 Years (Children's Literature Association)
- 7th on 50 Books Every Kid Should Read (Entertainment Weekly)
- 25th on The 25 Greatest Kids Books of All Time (Forbes)
- 65th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 73rd on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 129th on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
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