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Summary: just a comment
Review: This is a really cute book. It's about how parents and kids can get mad at each other and forgive each other, and it's about imaginations. I just have to say that the person who gave it one star because she thinks Max is a snot-nosed brat is a real crab apple! Honestly... She doesn't want her daughter to model her behavior on the way Max behaves, well, duh! It's a story, not real life.
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Summary: Absolutely Atrocious!
Review: I cannot believe this book is a best seller. Max, the protagonist, is a wild, rude, annoying, little snot-nosed monster. The last thing I want is for my child to model her behavior after him! My daughter received this as a gift and it is now in the trash because I could not bring myself to give it away to another child.
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Summary: Let The Wild Rumpus Begin...Again.
Review: One of the great things about being a parent is sharing the best parts of your childhood with your own kids, and so I was thrilled the first time I read this classic book to my son. Max is a little boy who gets so mad, he is sent to his room without his dinner. The illustrations show a jungle growing around him in his silly white costume and his adventure begins as he tames the Wild Things. Now that I am a mom, I love the ending since after he has sailed over a year and back a day and his dinner is still warm and waiting for him.Buy this book for your kids, and if not for them, buy it for you and relive a part your childhood for just a moment.
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Summary: for max whose still sitting in my soul wondering ...
Review: someday when your old and tired and cynical and sad you think of a book you read a a child. you remember the monsters in it that (slightly) frightened you (hey .. i was a cowardly kid sue me :) ...you think of the lil kids who gets sent to bed without supper (not infrequently :)... you think of how vivid how real how the book let your imagination grow a jungle in your room. and you smile. its been twenty years since i first read the book and probably fifteen since i last read it. and it made me smile a minute ago. i hope children will smile twenty years from now when they read it ..
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Summary: a few issues for parents to explain to kids...
Review: I grew up with this book but hadn't read it for many years. When I read it to my 3 year-old there were a few issues. First, you can tell it is dated because the boy is punished and sent to his room without dinner. This is not a current trend that the parenting experts advise. In our house we don't punish by withholding food, so my son was a little confused. My son also didn't understand what the boy did that was so bad that he had to stay in his room alone. In today's time of the time-out or the "let's discuss your behavior" method, this punishment seems outdated. Thanks to watching an episode of Scooby-Doo, my son is afraid of monsters and I've been telling him there is no such thing. So here comes this book and here are the monsters. Even though they are funny and good monsters, I was faced with telling my son these monsters were good but then trying to say that there is no such thing. I made up the storyline that he had fallen asleep and he dreamed of the monsters. The illustrations are fun for me to see and we talked about what the silly monsters were doing. I recommend that the parent read it alone first and think about how you want to present these issues to your children before siting down with them to read it to them. I wish I had done that!
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Summary: One of my favorites
Review: Where The Wild Things Are was my favorite book as a child and I still love it today. I lost my original copy long ago and just bought a new copy today. The soft cover is the best! All of the illustrations are wonderful and it gives me a warm feeling just to see the book. Every child I know will get to read this book! Get out the chocolate chip cookies a small glass of milk (for dipping) and revisit the best times of childhood.
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Summary: My Favorite
Review: This was my first and favorite book growing up and now it is my sons'. I can't recommend it enough, especially for boys...
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Summary: Brings back my youth
Review: This book is such a classic. Great illustrations that bring me back to the silly and whimsical days when we were kids. My wife and I continue to pass it on the younger generations.
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Summary: A CLASSIC I HAVE LOVED SINCE I WAS THREE
Review: I can to this very day remember hearing this story in preschool and loving it. I loved Max, the central character. I thought he was so lucky to have a wolf suit and later, a crown. This charming classic is about a young boy named Max who runs around the house threatening to eat everybody up. He dons a wolf suit to complete his frightening image. Max's mother who has had enough of the boy's antics, remands him to his bedroom without dinner. Once alone, Max creates a wonderful fantasy about sailing far away, for a year and a day, to where the wild things are. The gently illustrated cast of wild things will serve to delight all ages. There is nothing frightening about these gentle beasts and they all bear strong familiar characteristics, e.g., one looks like a giant rooster and anther creature has a buffalo head. Max makes himself the star of this fantasy by crowning himself King of the Wildthings. Homesickness intrudes and Max tells the gentle beasts he has to return home. Using Max's threat, they vow to "eat him up, they love him so." Max stays tough and leaves the wildthings and heads home. Once safely ensconsed in his room, he finds dinner waiting. It was still hot. A nice welcoming for Max and a welcome treat for all ages. Even now, many years later, I still love this book.
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Summary: Best Book Ever!
Review: This book was my absolute favourite children's book growing up. In fact my obsession was not lifted until I was in college. And then what do you know? I have a child two years later. Not only does this book teach children about consequences, but also about patience and love. And does it ever play to their imaginations. My own 10 month daughter is fascinated by the drawings as she only mildly understands the drama of the story. I highly recommend this for all children.
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