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Where the Wild Things Are

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Details

Release date NZ
May 4th, 2000
Pages
48
Dimensions (mm)
254x228x6
Edition
New edition
Interest Age
To 8
Reading Age
To 6
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Red Fox
ISBN-13
9780099408390
All-time sales rank
Top 2000
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Product ID
1713499

Description

The winner of the Caldecott Medal 1964, this story of Max's adventures when he sails away to the land where the wild things are continues to delight new generations. Marvelous pictures and a superb story combine to make this a truly classic picture book.

When Max puts on hiswolf suit and makes mischief, his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bedwithout any supper. But Max is not scared. Instead, Max tames the wild things and is made their king. When things have gone far enough, Max sends the wild things off to bed without theirsupper and returns to the safety of his bedroom. Alone in his room, Max enters amagical world and sets sail across the sea to the placewhere the wild things are. The wild things roar theirterrible roars and gnash their terrible teeth and roll their terrible eyes and show their terrible claws …

Accolades

Winner of Caldecott Medal 1964.

Author

Sometimes dark, sometimes gleefully silly, but always inventive, intelligent, and colorful, Maurice Sendak’s imaginatively illustrated children’s books never forget their audience. Although his classic Where the Wild Things Are was criticized upon its initial publication for being too frightening, children responded with enthusiasm to both its wonderfully zany artwork as well as to its honesty. Forty years later, they still do.
 

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Review by Jessica on 4th December, 2009
5 stars "Such a wonderful picture book"

This award winning book by Maurice Sendak is an all time favourite of mine as it is so beautifully illustrated, and carries such a lovely message. With the recent release of the film, hopefully this book will re-gain the recognition it deserves.

 

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