A Classic
This classic in American Children's Literature, by Maurice Sendak, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1964. It is a book that millions of children have enjoyed, focusing on the consequences of a little boy's mischief, both real and fantasy. With images so striking, and characters so memorable, this is a great book.
Where The Wild Things Are
About Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is a children's picture book originally published by Harper & Row. The book is about the imaginary adventures of a young boy named Max, who is punished for "making mischief" by being sent to his room without supper. Max wears a distinctive wolf suit during his adventures and encounters various mythical creatures, the wild things. Although just ten sentences long, the book is generally regarded as a classic of American illustrated children's literature.
Written in 1963, it was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1964. American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 10 May 2007. It also won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and was an ALA Notable Book.
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- Where the Wild Things Are (2008)
- In post-production is a new movie length reproduction of the story starring Catherine O'Hara and Forest Whitaker. Expected to be released October of 2008.
- Creation of Where the Wild Things Are
- Sendak created the first dummy for the book that would be WWTA in 1956, calling it Where the Wild Horses Are, but set the first version aside because he wasn't satisfied. He didn't return to it until 1963, after he had illustrated 20+ books and written several of his own...
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Plush Max
Where the Wild Things Are Max Plush, 7"
Amazon Price: $14.00 (as of 10/07/2008)
Monsters
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Amazon Price: $12.21 (as of 10/07/2008)
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.
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LeapFrog LittleTouch™ LeapPad® Educational Book: Where the Wild Things Are
Amazon Price: $79.99 (as of 10/07/2008)
Read With Me System - Where The Wild Things Are
Amazon Price: $26.44 (as of 10/07/2008)
My First Uno - Where the Wild Things Are
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 10/07/2008)
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Where the Wild Things Are Max Puppet, 14"
Where the Wild Things Are Max Puppet, 14"
Amazon Price: $25.50 (as of 10/07/2008)
Disney Early Animation
Where The Wild Things Are - Early DISNEY CG Animation Test
1983 animation test by Disney, directed by John Lasseter (who went on to direct and produce most of the Pixar films, including Toy Story). Back then Disney owned the film rights to the Where The Wild Things Are books... they didn't use them, though, so they lost them. Check out this amazing test, which combined traditional hand-drawn, 2D animation with then-state-of-the-art 3D computer animation!
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SusanVillasLewis
Maurice Sendak rules!! I've always adored his great artwork and inventive stories. Posted April 14, 2008 |
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BeadBrain
Where the wild Things are is a great book and this is a terrific lens. Posted March 13, 2008 |
