Where the Wild Things Are by maurice sendak

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April 17,2025

I have read the story of Max about 1,000,000 times and my kids love it too. The illustrations are magical and the text is beyond wonderful. It is one of the most fun and rewarding books for a parent to read to a kid (lots of fun making dancing sounds and monster sounds!) and features joyful plot. A must!

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lkagaminer

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April 17,2025

I had not read this before having my son. I guess I always thought it would be so much more. I forget that a lot of children's books are less than 10 sentences total.

It was good but I was expecting so much more.

I enjoyed the illustrations more than I did the actual story.

Reading it to Ryder was fun though!

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Ivvy

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April 17,2025

“I’ll eat you up, I love you so”

Was rereading this book as one does at 2:34 AM for a tattoo reference and was struck by how beautiful of a book it truly is. We lose ourselves in growing up, but inside all of us there is a wild thing run by a wild little child that never left that magical island. Somehow I think all of the fun I have had in this life was spurred on by that little wild child who never cared about what she looked like or what others thought. As I get sicker, I wish I would have let her take over more often

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vnjp

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April 17,2025

Written in 1963, this classic children’s story stands the test of time. Max is a young boy who is sent to his room without supper. He uses his imagination to create a magical land filled with wild things. Will Max stay in the land of the wild things?

The audiobook on this is very entertaining, and it was available with my Scribd subscription. This book far surpasses The Giving Tree because Max easily establishes healthy boundaries. My favorite page from the book, “But the wild things cried, “Oh please don’t go—we’ll eat you up—we love you so!” And Max said, “No!”” The next time someone is giving me grief, I am just going to say, “No!” with absolutely no explanation at all. I will let you know how that works out.

My little buddy reader and I give this “all the stars.” Translation: Five stars

This is one of James Mustich’s 1,000 Books to Read

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mocking-jay

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April 17,2025

Y’all know the baby makes night time request. In honor of Read across America we had to read a classic. This will always be one of my favorite books. I love monsters

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Esk-A

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April 17,2025

Buen cuento infantil que deja una linda enseñanza. Me esperaba mucho más por las críticas que recibe, pero aun así lo disfruté. Se lee en unos minutos. Si tenés un breve tiempo libre, te recomiendo este relato ilustrado.

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MashirooYT

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April 17,2025

So not my normal choice of read. But it was a me and little one book, where I read and he listens or pretends to...hopefully we can nail down the 'pretend to listen' game with the kid. (But not with me, because I'm the favorite aunt--duh.)

Anyway, the story was...meh to me. I remember when I was younger and saw this book. I bypassed it then. Apparently, I was onto something because I totally would bypass it now, especially after reading.

I couldn't stand Max. Why would the awesome beasts/monsters be tamed by him? He didn't do anything but show up even if he's the one pulling the strings.

But the pictures were nice.

What did the kid think? Fucking enthralled! Seriously glued to the pages.
Or it could have been the sound of my voice. *shrugs*

If he could speak, he'd rate it: 10/10 would read again.

So...

Me: 2 stars
Kid: 5 stars

Let's meet middle ground and average, 3.5 stars. I'll round up because...ugh...we'll be rereading.

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