Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are (original 1963; edition 2012)

by Maurice Sendak (Author)

Series: Where the Wild Things Are Trilogy (1)

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A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.

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Title:	Where the Wild Things Are
Authors:	Maurice Sendak (Author)
Info:	HarperCollins (2012), Edition: 25th Anniversary ed., 48 pages
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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1963)

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Independent Reading Level: Pre-K - Third Grade
Awards: 1964 Caldecott Medal

abbymarae12 | Dec 2, 2024 |

Great children's picture book
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Independent Reading Level: K-3
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Independent Reading Level: Grades Pre K-3
Awards: Caldecott Medal (1964)

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independent reading level: grades K-3
Awards/Honors: Caldecott Medal

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Sendak, Maurice	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
てるお, じんぐう	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
輝夫, 神宮	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Where The Wild Things Are: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Karen O

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Where the Wild Things Are (2009 | IMDb)

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The 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.

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... and an ocean tumbled by with a private boat for Max and he sailed off through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year to where the wild things are.

And when he came to the place where the wild things are they roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws ...

... till Max said, “BE STILL!” and tamed them with the magic trick of staring into all their yellow eyes without blinking once and they were frightened and called him the most wild thing of all and made him king of all wild things.

“And now,” cried Max, “let the wild rumpus start!”

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This book uses the same ISBN as a Disney Counting book.

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Ursula Nordstrom

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English

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A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.

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Plot Summary: Max, a bit of a troublemaker, is sent to bed by his mother without any dinner. Dressed in his wolf suit, Max falls asleep in his room where it then transforms into a forest where "wild things" live. This is where Max's adventure begins.

Extensions: positive/negative reinforcement, universal social problems, creativity

Haiku summary

Sent to bed hungry?
Let the wild rumpus begin!
Master of my world.

(QuestingforaQuest)