“Where the Wild Things Are”
Story and Pictures by
Maurice Sendak
Sendak
Maurice. (1963). Where The Wild Things
Are. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.
Where the Wild Things are is a
classic for all ages! With its brilliant
text and expressive illustrations, Maurice Sendak has created a masterpiece! One of
the messages the author promotes in this story is that of unconditional love of
a mother which most can relate to. Even
when we misbehave and are punished, mom will still have dinner waiting on the
table.
Here we have a young and mischievous
boy named Max. One night Max is more rambunctious
than ever and is sent to bed without his dinner. While in his room, a forest begins to grow and
an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to a place where the wild things
are. Max tames all the wild things and
makes himself their king. He gives them free reign to be as wild as can be. But when Max has had enough, he sends the
monsters to bed, and everything is quiet. In the quietness, Max starts to feel lonely
and realizes it is time to sail home to the place where someone loves him best
of all.
There are so many different interpretations of this book. I say let your imagination run wild and “let
the wild rumpus start!"
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