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Binding: HardcoverBrand: HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS EAN: 9780060254926 Edition: 25th Anniversary ISBN: 0060254920 Item Dimensions: Label: Harper Collins Manufacturer: Harper Collins MPN: 8771-2 Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 48 Publication Date: November 09, 1988 Publisher: Harper Collins Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Release Date: November 09, 1988 Studio: Harper Collins Accessories: Editorial Review: 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." Amazon.com Review: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating: - The BESTWhere the Wild Things Are I purchase this book for my two year old grandson, he loves to hear his poppa read it to him. It is the only way I have found to get a two year old grandchild to set still for about 15 minutes. Love the book remember it from when I was a child. Rating:  - Forgiveness without remorseBriefly, the story revolves around Max, a young boy who behaves naughtily and is sent to bed without supper. In his room, he is transported to another world "where the wild things are" where he is made king of the wild things. After having his fill of leading the wild things, he returns to his room to find his supper left on his dresser. This story strikes an interesting balance between the real world of Max and his family and Max's dream world "where the wild things are". Whereas in ... Read More Rating: - Look into the mind of a childI just read this the other day to my first grade class, and it turns out I had forgotten just how gorgeous this book is! It's the story of a boy named Max who imagines himself to another world: an island dominated by monsters, aka "wild things". No, it's not freakishly complex, but it is a kids' story. It tells of one of the most important things we have: the power of imagination. Rating: - A Timeless ClassicMonsters, monsters....children this age are obsessed with them. Every night this is the top book requested to be read by my children. Another delightful story about a caterpillar named Cyrano is also a big request... Life's Little Lessons: An Inch-By-Inch Tale of Success. The misadventures of a caterpillar going to school make the kids laugh and giggle.The bonus parent reading guide is an incredible plus. All children's literature should come with one. Rating: - They love it, you'll love it.Your 5 yr old will stay on your lap for the whole book and ask again tomorrow. |
