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 Where the Wild Things Are :: 0060254920
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| Where the Wild Things Are is one of those truly rare books that can be enjoyed equally by a child and a grown-up. If you disagree, then it's been too long since you've attended a wild rumpus. Max dons his wolf suit in pursuit of some mischief and gets sent to bed without supper. Fortuitously, a forest grows in his room, allowing his wild rampage to continue unimpaired. Sendak's color illustrations (perhaps his finest) are beautiful, and each turn of the page brings the discovery of a new wonder. The wild things--with their mismatched parts and giant eyes--manage somehow to be scary-looking without ever really being scary; at times they're downright hilarious. Sendak's defiantly run-on sentences--one of his trademarks--lend the perfect touch of stream of consciousness to the tale, which floats between the land of dreams and a child's imagination. This Sendak classic is more fun than you've ever had in a wolf suit, and it manages to reaffirm the notion that there's no place like home. Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
this book is a wonderfully illustrated book about imagination and creativity. i enjoyed this book as a child and purchased it for my children.
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Author: Guest
Our nine-month-old has been read to ever since he was three months. We have just "re-discovered" Where The Wild Things Are, and enjoy it immensely.
It reminds me of my own childhood, similar to countless other previous reviewers. For myself, however, it wasn't a book we actually had around the house. Doubtlessly I remember it from a public library reading or elsewhere.
The pictures are so intricate and the colours are vibrant, but yet subdued. When we reach the three pages of the "rumpus" (in which there are no words, only pictures), I like to leave it that way, and not comment on the scenery to the child, but just turn the pages very slowly in silence, watching him gaze at the pictures.
This book enjoys ongoing popularity. Recently it's been reviewed on Amazon every couple of days! Little wonder, as it is a joy and an inspiration to young and old (and in between) alike.
Another favourite of ours you may like to try is The Monster at the End of this Book Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover (ISBN: 0-307-16025-4). It is (backcover) "...the bestselling Sesame Street book of all time..."
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Author: Guest
This is a classic that needs to be passed on to your little one. My husband gave this to our daughter on her first birthday and a year later they are still reading it. She enjoys the "monster" book, which is what she calls it. This is a special book from our childhood that we enjoy sharing with our own child.
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Author: Guest
What child hasn't dreamed of being a wild animal, untamed and free? Of having no boundaries or restrictions?
In the magical world of a young boy's imagination, a wonderland can blossom. Sent to bed without supper for misbehaving, the unrepentant and spirited Max lets his imagination soar. His bedroom transformed into an exotic wilderness, Max sets sail across a deep blue sea to where the "wild things" are. After taming all of these fearsome monsters (turns out, he's the wildest of them all), the newly crowned "king of all wild things" leads them on quite a romp....until the lonely boy decides to return to the place where he is loved.
This journey into imagination is wonderful, whimsical and extraordinary. Small wonder that "Wild Things" was named the Caldecott Medal Winner for the Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year in 1964. Author/Illustrator Maurice Sendak has created a timeless classic - one which will always be among my personal favorites.
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Author: Guest
I grew up with this book, and my son seems to like all the mischief this boy is up too.
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