Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

1963 • 51 pages

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Average rating4.2

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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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June 2, 2008

3.5 stars

January 27, 2017

Never read this as a kid. Read to me by Christopher Walken.

April 19, 2020

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