Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendakliterary work· published 1963
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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.
Adaptations (1)
Where the Wild Things Are was adapted into a 2009 film.
Where the Wild Things Are2009 · film · 101 min · dir. Spike Jonze · IMDb ↗Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
