Where The Wild Things Are
The much-loved favourite children’s bestseller in paperback
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Originally published in 1963, it has become a much-loved favourite children's best-seller, and an acknowledged classic of 20th century children's picture books.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'
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Maurice Sendak was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began by illustrating other authors' books for children, but the first book that he both wrote and illustrated was Kenny's Window, published in 1956. Since then he has illustrated over 80 books, and has won many awards, including the 1964 Caldecott Medal for WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE. You have...
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Editorial Reviews
"The key to Sendak's success, and to the continuing hipness of his book, is that it's hero is not a good child... the book is, in fact, extraordinarily childcentric, a book written for and about terrible infants, the kind of terrible infants that most children really are and that all adults remain for much of the time." - David Baddiel, The Times
"This is my never-fail picture book. The text is very short, but utterly perfect, the illustrations are tremendous." - Jacqueline Wilson
"'Gripping, ingenious and uplifting...a shrewd, fierce, healing book.'" - Boyd Tonkin, Independent
"Named by Jacqueline Wilson as her all-time favourite picture book to read aloud" - Guardian
"Part of an acitivity on reading skills and new experiences" - Early Years Educator
"It's a hilarious read that inspires children to play as imaginatively as Max, banished to his room, discovers a forest full of 'wild things' waiting to be explored." - Pratical Parenting
"'Simply the finest picture book ever - a perfect marriage of words and pictures. This book influenced every picture book that came after it and has never been bettered.'" - The Week
"A visually stunning book about confronting your fears." - Psychologies magazine
"An almost-perfect picture book stuffed with mischief, magic and meaning." - Junior
"Has a haunting depth that makes bedtime reading thrilling, a little scary, but also empowering." - Junior
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Lauraine Worthington0 stars
17 November 2011 at 9:20am
ReportAn all-time favourite for my kids! I loved it as a child as well.