Where the Wild Things Are A Book by Maurice Sendak Originally published in 1963 this book has become a muchloved favourite childrens bestseller and an acknowledged classic of 20th century childrens picture books. The story of Max who is so naughty when he wears his wolf suit that hes sent to bed without any supper. In the night a fantastic world of forests and seas appears in Maxs bedroom and he sails away to the land where the Wild Things are and becomes their king. Maurice Sendak said Max the hero of my book discharges his anger against his mother and returns to the real world sleepy hungry and at peace with himself. . . from their earliest years children live on familiar terms with disrupting emotions fear and anxiety are an intrinsic part of their everyday lives they continually cope with frustration as best they can. And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming Wild Things With illustrations by the author Maurice Sendaks book WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE won the Caldecott Medal in 1964. Product Details Paperback Book Author Maurice Sendak Genre Childrens Fiction Publisher Random House ISBN 9780099408390
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