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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Max is a crazy kid who loves to have fun. His adventures are out of control and all over the place! He chases his dog and tips over pots! He gets sent to his room without dinner for causing too much of a ruckus, and in return finds himself in a jungle. There he makes friends with the Wild Things and becomes king. After a ton of fun and adventures, he finds himself homesick and wanting to go home. Little did he know, supper was waiting for him once he returned. Age Appropriateness: primary media: drawing, pen, and paint This is a book about a boy named Max who seemed to get into trouble a lot. One day when he was playing like he was a wolf, he found to much trouble to get into. His mother sent him to his room without eating. Max's imagination kicked and and before long he was with other wild creatures but Max was King of all the wild things. It wasn't long until Max became home sick and decided to come back home. When he got home his supper was waiting on him and it was still warm. Max was being quite mischievous. Getting himself into trouble he creates a world of his own to escape to. This place is full of monsters and Max is King over them all. He has adventures with these creatures. He wakes up from his dreams to find the dinner that he thought he was forced to miss. Things aren't so bad after all. no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060254920, Hardcover)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."(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:52 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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"It made me want to be a "wild thing" and have adventures. Also, it's the first book I ever remember reading at this library 13 or 14 years ago."