Students you must add Where the Wild Things Are to your must-read list! Do you love imagining? The main character, Max, has an enormous imagination. After getting in trouble with his mom, he is sent to his room. Instead of getting upset, he makes the most of his punishment and imagines another world within his very own room. When Max is finished imagining, he leaves his made-up place and returns to reality to find his dinner waiting for him. If you like creating imaginary worlds and creatures, this is the book for you!
For Teachers:
This timeless classic depicts Max, a mischievous boy with an enormous imagination. After his creativity and threat of “I’ll eat you up!” gets him in trouble with his mother; Max is sent to his room without dinner. He rebels against the punishment by leaving his room and sailing off to a new world. His world is populated with Wild Things, but don’t worry, he is their king by stare down and declaration. Ironically, once the wild things get out of control Max punishes them exactly as he was...off to bed without supper. Max then retreats from his magical land back to the comfort of his own room where he finds his own dinner, "still hot," left for him.
Winner of the 1964 Caldecott medal, Where the Wild Things Are contains detailed illustrations depicting a mysterious world of the Wild Things to enhance the enduring tale of a young child’s imagination.
Reference:
Sendak, Maurice. (2013). Where the wild things are. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.
