- Hardcover: 1 pages
- Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books (6 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0370327152
- ISBN-13: 978-0370327150
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,484,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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 colour 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's suit, giggle-stiflingly funny at times, and even manages to reaffirm the notion that there's no place like home. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The illustrations work brilliantly to bring the story to life and this is a great book to read with a younger child, or for an early reader to try on their own.
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122 of 125 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It's hard to believe that this wildly imaginative book is 36 years old - definitely worthy of the description "timeless". Sendak is a highly-esteemed painter in a surreal style, and has made many superbly illustrated books. It must be said that not all are actually very accessible by children, but this is his masterpiece! I read this to my daughter EVERY SINGLE NIGHT for six months, and never tired of it. There is only a line or two of text on each page, and every word counts. It reads like blank verse, and there are intriguing internal rhymes, beautifully apparent when read aloud .... " 'Now stop!' Max said, and sent the wild things off to bed without their supper." Also wonderful is the typographical joke at the end, where the story appears to finish when Max returns from his dream journey to find his supper waiting for him. You turn the page, and then on an otherwise blank page, "And it was still hot". Sendak had always insisted that his books are never published in reduced format, or bowdlerised in any way, so, even when you buy paperback editions, you get a quality product.I have worked as a children's librarian for nearly 30 years, and in my view this has never been bettered - recommended for absolutely any age of child. It's so subtly satisfying that I never tire of talking about it!
PS - Buy the video too - it's wonderful!
PS - Buy the video too - it's wonderful!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is simply wonderful - one of the best children's books ever.
It is a beautiful book - the illustrations are amazing (it is easy spend ages discussing the content of a single page with your children) and the prose is simple and sparse, yet beautiful, succinct and evocative. The toy is good quality and durable, it is a useful when reading the book: my son has great fun deciding which wild thing the toy is.
I never tire of reading this book and my son (4) never seems to tire of hearing it. It is now one of his firm favourites.
A timeless classic; a book to be read and reread, enjoyed and treasured.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My memory of being a small child is a soup of images that are too distant to see clearly anymore.
Reading this book is like being pulled back to the clear reality of those days as I experienced them then.
I don't feel as if I've changed.
(I'm a bit taller).
Reading this book is like being pulled back to the clear reality of those days as I experienced them then.
I don't feel as if I've changed.
(I'm a bit taller).
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I like the part when a forest grew in Max's bedroom.
This book would be suitable for children and adults.
This book would be suitable for children and adults.
Published 12 days ago by A child in the Eagles class
A little bit wierd!
This book is rated as a classic and since the film came out it has become more popular. It is a good story but I do find it a bit wierd and it took my kids a few goes to get into... Read more
Published 18 days ago by J. Nicholl
CHEERS TO A BOOK THAT THRILLED A CHILD'S IMAGINATION
Yesterday, while waiting at the check-out line at the neighborhood 7-Eleven, I heard again the "Fresh Air" interview with Maurice Sendak on National Public Radio (NPR). Read more
Published 25 days ago by MONTGOMERY
RIP Maurice Sendak
just wanted to mark his passing and say thank you for such a fabulous book even after 49years. RIP Maurice Sendak with thanks.
Published 25 days ago by R. Webb
Spectacular.
Spectacular. Absurdly funny and enjoyable. This is one of those books that stick with you. Will definitely read it to my own kids when I get them!
Published 1 month ago by Maglor
a childhood favourite
My one year old loves the book - as does my 25 year old niece! It's a great children's classic, lovingly illustrated and a cute story.
Published 2 months ago by Miriam Thorne
Comparisons with modern art
I take my small child to an art gallery every Saturday and Sunday, with a particular emphasis on viewing modern British art. Read more
Published 2 months ago by wendy jones
Lovely graphics
Lovely, vibrant coloured graphics in this story.
Goes into details very well, story is sparse enough for elaboration, well bound good quality book
Goes into details very well, story is sparse enough for elaboration, well bound good quality book
Published 2 months ago by S. Mcfarlane
lovely book
We had already read this book from the library when my daughter was a few months old and really liked the pictures but didn't really enjoyed it as there was no much text to read. Read more
Published 3 months ago by yoguichai
childhood classic
This is a great childhood classic that I wanted to buy for my 3 year old. I like the hardcover copy as it's perfect for my little boy's library.
Published 7 months ago by jds
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