Editions

Where The Wild Things Are

  • Imprint: Bodley Head

  • ISBN: 9780370007724

  • Length: 48  Pages

  • Dimensions: 230mm x 12mm x 260mm

  • Weight: 485g

  • RRP: £12.99

Where The Wild Things Are

When Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief, his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without any supper. Alone in his room, Max enters a magical world and sets sail across the sea to the place where the wild things are. The wild things roar their terrible roars and gnash their terrible teeth and roll their terrible eyes and show their terrible claws . . .

But Max tames the wild things and is made their king.

Will he ever want to go home?

  • Imprint: Bodley Head

  • ISBN: 9780370007724

  • Length: 48  Pages

  • Dimensions: 230mm x 12mm x 260mm

  • Weight: 485g

  • RRP: £12.99

Reviews

  • "Sendak is the daddy of them all when it comes to picture books - the words, the rhythm and the design are all wonderful."

    S Magazine, Sunday Express

  • "The greatest picture book ever written"

    Chris Riddell, Children's Laureate, Guardian

  • "Gripping, ingenious and uplifting . . . a shrewd, fierce, healing book"

    Boyd Tonkin, Independent

  • "A timeless masterpiece. The illustrations, the fabulous monsters, the beautiful cross-hatching, and the surreal, dreamlike narrative beckons the reader to join the adventure. The themes are perfect for inspiring discussion on confronting life's scary things, mastering your fears and being brave, letting off steam, saying goodbye, and the comfort of returning home safe and sound"

    Child Education

  • "An almost-perfect picture book stuffed with mischief, magic and meaning . . . Has a haunting depth that makes bedtime reading thrilling, a little scary, but also empowering"

    Junior

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About the Author

Maurice Sendak

Arthur Yorinks (Author) Arthur Yorinks has written and directed for opera, theatre, dance, film, and radio and is the author of many acclaimed children's books, including Hey, Al, with illustrations by Richard Egielski, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1987. He was Maurice Sendak's friend for 40 years; their other collaborations included Mommy?, The Miami Giant, and the Night Kitchen Theater company, which they co-founded. Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 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. In his lifetime, he illustrated over 80 books, and received many awards, including the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. In 1970 he was the first American to win the Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator's Medal. He passed away in May 2012.

Maurice Sendak

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