- Caldecott Medal, Dreams, Fantasy, Fantasy fiction
This is an inspired children's book about a boy's passage through tempestuous aspects of life. Max, a naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things, where he becomes their king.
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Earnest, intimate, effortless and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Maurice Sendak
- First published
- 1963
- Pages
- 42
- Publisher
- Harper and Row, Zong jing xiao Tai-wan Ying wen za zhi she, HarperColins,2012
- Editions
- 125
- Language
- afr, Korean, wel, Russian
- ISBN
- 9788952723925
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“The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind”
Maurice Sendak is an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. He is best known for his book *Where the Wild Things Are*, published in 1963.
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