Where the Wild Things Are

Rating:
Summary: Loved it as a kid, love it for my little girl
Review: What can you say about this classic? I loved this book as a child. It spurred my imagination and reinforced the idea of parental discipline and love. I hope that my daughter (now 7 months old) enjoys it as much as I did (and still do :)).

Rating:
Summary: A Classic Favorite
Review: My six year old grandson has a new copy of this to replace the one that his mother and uncles wore out.
Somehow it appears to make him very thoughtful when we read it together, which must be a good thing.
He can spend half an hour examining the imaginative Wild Things and their strange construction.

Rating:
Summary: Timeless
Review: My favorite book 30 years ago remains my favorite book today.

Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Review: This has always been one of my favorite childhood books. I purched this book for my daughter when she was little and we still enjoy reading it.

Rating:
Summary: Childhood Best
Review: This was one of my favorites as a child. Now my nieces and nephew request it regularly. Sendak is an unbelievable illustrator. Just to look at the drawings would be enough, but there is actually a story too. Amazing!

Rating:
Summary: you make everything groovy
Review: 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
-Maurice Sendak, Caldecott acceptance speech

Although any mother who dresses her kid in a wolf suit should really expect the worse, Max gets in so much trouble wearing his that his mother calls him a "Wild Thing!" When he yells back : "I'll eat you up!", she sends him to bed without dinner. So Max sails off to where the Wild Things are to be their king and have a wild rumpus. But, eventually growing hungry and lonely, he gives up his kingship and sails back home, where he finds his supper waiting.

This most famous and beloved of Mr. Sendak's many books retains its charms some forty years after it first came out. Like our children themselves, the Wild Things manage to be scary and amusing at the same time, just as the story blends rebelliousness with needfulness. "Let the wild rumpus
start..."

GRADE : A

Rating:
Summary: Wild Max
Review: Max is sent to his room without supper when it turns into a forest and an ocean with a private boat that carries him away for over a year to where the wild things are. They treat him as their king because he is the wildest of them all. The illustrations are rich and detailed with a great amount of texture. In the middle, the animals have a party. Several pages have no text, but only pictures of the wild things enjoying them-selves. In time, Max longs to return to where someone loves him best, so boards his boat to return to his room. After sailing for over a year he returns to his room and finds his supper waiting for him and it is still hot. This is a lovely story of how one's imagination can take him any-where he wants to go.

Why 5 stars?:
This book was an instant classic when it came out nearly 40 years ago. The illustrations are wonderful and appeal to every child with any sense of imagination. Furthermore, the book is written on a level that first-graders and even kindergartners can read it themselves. This book belongs in the collection of every parent and teacher.

Rating:
Summary: Review of Where the Wild Things Are
Review: Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are is a wonderfully presented story for children. The tale focuses on an apparently rowdy youth, Max, who is sent to bed without supper for his rambunctious escapades in the house. Later that night Max dreams of a magical rowdy world where he is king of all things wild and terrible, but eventually Max comes to realize that having everything always go your way lacks any real fulfillment. The incorporation of some values into a beautifully illustrated adventure is sure to entertain any small child while still effectively presenting a subtle message. Thus, a child is not confused, nor presented with a meaningless tale. The pictures have been recognized worldwide and have been presented with the prestigious Caldicott Award for illustrations in children's books. This book is printed in hardcover, a bonus for when handling is to be done by children, and the font is large and separated from pictures to avoid confusion. The author's connection of the textual story to the pictoral story is helpful for children learning to read as well, as it helps to form associations between pictures and words. Widely recognized as a classic, Where the Wild Things Are is a necessity for any small child's library.

Rating:
Summary: A New Age Classic
Review: This book is about a boy named Max who puts on a wolf costume and feels like making some trouble. He breaks some rules and is sent to bed without supper. That night his imagination runs wild. He goes on a journey in the jungle that has grown in his room. He meets many types of monsters on his journey and is returned safely home.
I have always loved reading this book. The story is fun and adventurous. The illustrations are extremely well done and do wonders for the story. I loved it as a child and I still love it now. The book gives children a chance to use their imagination. This is a book that I will use both as a teacher and with my own children someday. Whether you like the story itself or you just like to look at the illustrations, this is definitely a book for people of all ages. I think that the author was trying to relay the message of "do the crime pay the time". Showing that although getting into trouble can be fun sometimes, there is always a price to pay.

Rating:
Summary: Aaron review
Review: This book is a good book for kids.It's about this boy who
gets ready for bed.He go's outside to see if there are monsters.
They come out to follow him.They go on a hike through the woods.
All the monsters chase after him.So he leaves and they get mad.
He gets home and his mom has his super ready.