Sendak, M. (1963). Where the wild things are. Harper Collins Publishers.
Where the Wild Things Are is a classic and a must have for every library, home, and classroom. this book balances a child's need for imaginative thinking with a sense of limits, and the pleasures of home. The illustrations in the book also make the story come to life, because it allows us to see into Max's imagination. The movie produced by Spike Jonze is not as great as the book, but is unique in it's own right. In the movie Max is sent to his room without supper and runs away to a land to become kind of the land Where the Wild Things Are. Max soon realizes that being king is not all it is cracked up to be, and quickly grows homesick. Max has to make a choice, stay with the wild things and be king, or go home and keep is behavior in check. The book and movie are both magical. I was impressed with the detail put into the movie from this children's classic book.
Where the Wild Things Are is a classic and a must have for every library, home, and classroom. this book balances a child's need for imaginative thinking with a sense of limits, and the pleasures of home. The illustrations in the book also make the story come to life, because it allows us to see into Max's imagination. The movie produced by Spike Jonze is not as great as the book, but is unique in it's own right. In the movie Max is sent to his room without supper and runs away to a land to become kind of the land Where the Wild Things Are. Max soon realizes that being king is not all it is cracked up to be, and quickly grows homesick. Max has to make a choice, stay with the wild things and be king, or go home and keep is behavior in check. The book and movie are both magical. I was impressed with the detail put into the movie from this children's classic book.
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