Where The Wild Things Are

 

Book: Where The Wild Things Are 

Author: Maurice Sendak 

Illustrator: Maurice Sendak 

Genre: Fantasy 

Awards: Caldecott 

Age Group: Pre-k - 3 

Summary: 

Max, in his wolf suit, was causing all types of mischief, so much so that he was sent to his room without dinner. In his room, a forest grew, a new world was created, and Max sailed across an ocean until he reached the wild things. Max was able to tame them and was made king of all wild things. They had fun during their wild rumpus but then Max became lonely and sailed back home where he found supper waiting for him.   

Evaluation and Comments: 

Where The Wild Things Are is such a classic book that I grew up reading with and it's definitely something I would have in my classroom. The illustrations do a phenomenal job in brining readers into the story and showing the creation of the imaginary world and it's eventual disappearance as the story ends. 

I would recommend this story for younger children since it presents a experience we can all relate to; creating a world in order to escape from reality.  With that, however, there's no place like home. 

For activities, one fun thing students can do is that they can create their own Wild Thing Mask or they can let their imagination grow like Max's and create their own imaginative world. 

In conclusion, Where The Wild Things Are has my seal of approval! 🥇😄