I just cannot believe what I just read!
Totally amazed me with the unusual illustrations!
I haven't read a children's book with such kind of illustration depicting the wild imagination of a kid with such innocence.
It is just suitable for very young kids.
Less words.
More pictures.
The sequential art is the highlight of this one.
But...
I just felt it was too short. Just too short!
I need more.

Of all the books I read my kids, and there are many, this is my favourite to perform.

It is so easy to turn Where the Wild Things Are into a a big, rollicking tickle fest, and I am never able to resist the urge. When those Wild Things show up with their "terrible roars" and "terrible eyes" and "terrible claws," I attack my kids with everything I've got until they are reduced to quivering masses of giggled out jelly.

And Max, the King of the Wild Things, is one of the coolest kids in any kids book ever. Sure he's being too much of a "Wild Thing," which gets him sent to bed, but he's not your modern kid. There's no brattiness and entitlement. Just a cool kid getting a little crazy on fun before being sent off to bed and a great adventure in his dreams.

And when he comes back from his adventure he finds his dinner waiting for him...and it's still hot.

Super cool fun for you and your kids.

Probably the mostly beautifully and strikingly illustrated book I’ve ever seen. I first had this read to me when I was around five years old, probably on an episode of “Play School”. I still own it today.

It’s an exploration of the concept of rage told from a child’s POV – the emptiness and ultimate fruitlessness of it all, a cautionary tale about the potential loss that stems from unchecked anger. Nothing like it had been done before. It was brave, and it was brilliant.

I’m an angry person. I always have been, always will be. And though I’m a firm believer in the power of rage, and how it can be channeled into positive and brilliant endeavors, I always have to be mindful of where it can lead if left unchecked. I am Max, and whether it’s loud and screaming or tucked away in some tiny corner, there is always a Wild Rumpus going on inside my head.

مغزاها لطيف للغاية♡

May I suggest this little cherished gem as a perfect inspiration for all of you who are locked away in private isolation somewhere on this globe? (Wow, by the way: we all share this experience, across towns and countries and continents - or does anyone need a reminder what I am referring to?)

With our imagination, we can travel from our claustrophobic reality to Where the Wild Things Are. And my guess is that those wild things will be quite a comfort and relief from news and coughs and worries...

Cheers to the Imagined Wild! Nothing Beside Remains...

El libro me pareció estéticamente bonito, no voy a mentir, me encantaron las ilustraciones y tenía ganas de leerlo ya que generalmente se lo toma como un libro dorado tanto para niños como para adultos. Pero francamente no me dejó muy conforme, y eso me apena un poco. La historia trata de un niño el cual luego de tener una breve discusión con la madre, es mandado a su cuarto sin cenar. Cuando él entra a su habitación, nota que repentinamente el lugar ha transformado en una selva. Se dirige hacia una aventura en la cual se encuentra con unos monstruos, de los cuales optaré por no hablar para omitir spoilers. Supongo que el mensaje final es lindo, pero la actitud del protagonista nunca me termina de cerrar.

El motivo concreto por el cual no me gustó es porque sentí que de alguna forma, el niño se sale con la suya todo el tiempo sin tomar demasiada consciencia de sus actos. Luego, se encuentra con los monstruos, quienes lo coronan como el "monstruo más temido de todos". Tras celebrarlo y reflexionar, el protagonista se da cuenta de que no se siente lo suficientemente querido, y se larga, contra la voluntad de los monstruos. Y cuando finalmente llega, se encuentra con su comida calentita en su habitación. Me parece que el mensaje es bastante claro: si hay alguien que lo quiere de verdad, es su familia, que a pesar de los choques, se toma el trabajo de llevarle comida al cuarto. Pero la cosa queda ahí, y no estoy muy segura si me gustó demasiado. Al final, consiguió todo lo que quiso, sin importar cómo lo obtuvo ni como trató al resto.

Se lo vi a mi hermanita y me dije porqué no. Pues fue un ni fu ni fa.
Aunque evidentemente no soy el público al que va dirigido.

n   4.5 STARSn

Un niño con mucha imaginación, en vez de sentirse herido por los regaños de su mamá, utiliza eso para emprender un viaje en el que sus defectos lo convierten en el rey de su propio mundo.



Libro sencillo para niños, con increíbles y originales imágenes.

Vean la película también es una obra de arte.

Is it wrong that this is still probably my favorite book?

There are a lot of books I missed out on as a kid (on account of coming from a family of non-readers AND on account of not being a native English speaker). Over the years, I've caught up on quite a few but the endeavor is never over, it would seem.

Where the Wild Things Are is one of THE childrens book - and this was my first time reading it. It tells of little Max, who is quite a temperamentful child. One night, after taking it a bit too far, he is being sent to his room without dinner by his mother. She even calls him a wild thing. Soon after, a forest grows in Max's bedroom and a might adventure unfolds.

The reason for the title has to do with Max, his temperament and the costume he so loves to wear - which directly influences where Max goes and who he meets once the forest has grown in his room, of course.

An enchanting story about the endless worlds opening up if we let our imagination take over.

Equally as enchanting are the illustrations of Max's kingdom and the wild things he's having a good time with:




Yes, the book certainly is for very young readers, but it still has quite a lot of educational value, teaching of certain behaviorisms from children and parents alike and celebrating not just being wild and free but also creative!

“Where the Wild Things Are” is Maurice Sendak’s most popular children’s book and has won the Caldecott Medal for being the most distinguished picture book of the year. Many libraries across the country have dedicated themselves to this book because of its imaginative creatures and illustrations. This book deserves the title “best children’s book” that it gained over the years.

Maurice Sendak beautifully illustrates this book with pastel colors and occasional pencil scratching for the wild things’ hair. The illustrations that were the true highlights of this book were of the wild things having a party in six pages of the book and of Max sailing in his private boat at night when he comes back home from where the things are. Max’s character is also highlighted in this book as he responds to what a child would face if their reality is harsh and usually most children would try to imagine a world where they can do anything they want and not get in trouble with the things they do. However, when Max realizes that the wild things do not love him as much as his mother does; he decides to face reality when he returns home from where the wild things are.

Parents should know that for children who have not read “Where the Wild Things Are” might be frightened by the images of the monsters in this book. The monsters are portrayed as being half human, half animal, and half of other various creatures such as a monster on the cover of the book that has human feet and the body of a bull. These monsters may be too scary for small children as they appear to be extremely threatening towards the main character, Max, at the beginning of the book when they showed their terrible claws and teeth. However, as the book progresses, the monsters turned out to be a bit timid around Max which may lessen the fear that children would have for these monsters.

“Where the Wild Things Are” is clearly a distinguished children’s book ahead of its time and has remained to be one of the best picture books of all time. Its theme about how children use imagination to occasionally escape the perils of their lives is clearly defined in this book and would help many children realize how helpful imagination can be for their lives. However, parents may want to read this book before they show it to their children and see if their children like the monsters in this book. I would strongly recommend this book for ages five and over because while the book is easy to read, the monsters may be too much for children under five to handle.

This review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog

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And tell me what you think!

The classic. I would take this on a desert island. So much to explore and interpret in the words and the pictures. I'm afraid my girls don't like the book as much as I do. But sooner or later, they'll come around.

I see quite a few people complaining about Max being a little shit and not learning a lesson in "Where the Wild Things Are." Well, guess what, a lot of kids are little shits. And I believe Max did learn a few things on his journey. Sometimes it's not so good to be the king. Even with all his power over the wild things, he still missed home. And even when he's bad, he can count on his Mama. That's a lesson in appreciating what you got. It's too bad people have to be so one-dimensional about children's books -- but given the amount of 4 & 5-star reviews this book gets on Goodreads alone, I'm certain the naysayers are way off the mark... Anyway, just had to say that.