Where the Wild Things Are

Author: Maurice Sendak

Award:  Caldecott Winner 1964

Max has been misbehaving.  His mother sends him to bed without his dinner.  While there he dreams he sails off to a far away island where the Wild Things live.  They make Max their King.  They swing from the trees, stomp their feet and have a wild rumpus. Finally Max decides he needs to go back home.  When he wakes up, his mom has left dinner on his table for him.

The illustrations in this book are great.  They add so much to the story beyond the words.  The monsters are not too scary and kids can relate to getting into trouble and being sent to their room.

Sendak, Maurice.  Where the Wild Things Are.  HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN: 9780060254926