First off, I think we should be a little worried that the boy from “Where the Wild Things Are” is hanging his bears, but other than that, this is a simple story. The story is 5 decades older than this version with Sendak’s illustrations, and I see why he chose to do them. The illustrations are wonderful, and take the reader back to the world of Wild things. ( )

Sendak's art drives the picture book. It is delightful to see how full of life his drawings were, and seeing "Max" outside of Where the Wild Things Are is a treat. Ruth Krauss cleverly writes with such limited vocabulary, which makes this read ideal for younger readers. ( )

Bears was a book about bears literally everywhere and their actions. Every word at the end of each sentence rhymed with Bears. It was actually cool and a really quick read. ( )

Something about this edition, as illustrated by Sendak, just went sour for me. I love Krauss, I love much of Sendak, I've loved their other collaborations - but not this one, sorry. I would like to try to find the original edition, though, the one with simpler pictures. ( )

interesting to compare with other version with illustrations by Maurice Sendak.