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Where the Wild Things Are
 

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak

The 1964 Caldecott Medal Winner for the Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year by Maurice Sendak. Brian O'Doherty of The New York Times said the Mr. Sendak's work "disguised in fantasy, springs from his earliest self, from the vagrant child that lurks in the heart of all of us." (read review)

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Aethena
  • Rated 5 stars

“One of the greatest chidren's books of all time. A celebration of whimsy and childhood and above all imagination. Not to be missed.”

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Rachel Basso
  • Rated 2 stars

“I'm sorry, but this book creeps me out - always has. I know this is a very uncool thing to say, but it does; maybe it's the art? Sorry Tony...”

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  • Rated 4.48364 stars
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  • Rated 0 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Danielle C

    danielle c said:

    “I LOVED this book when I was a chidl!”

    posted Sunday, August 3 2008
  • marcy m

    marcy m said:

    “I went crazy looking for this to read to my daughter. I remembered the cover and story from when I wasa kid but could not remember the title or anything and my mom was little help. I found it finally and have read it so often to my two girls over the past 13 years you would think I would be tired of it, but no way. It still remains one of my favorites. Who knows, maybe in 13-20 more years, I will be reading it to my grandchildren.”

    posted Monday, July 14 2008
  • Starr

    starr said:

    “My little girls love for me to read this book to them. They really get a kick out of the pictures of the silly monsters.”

    posted Sunday, July 13 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • Fu Manchu

    fu manchu said:

    “Fu Manchu know where the wild things are and not where Sendak say they are he much mistaken”

    posted Friday, July 4 2008
  • Selina C

    selina c said:

    “I love the monster with the chicken feet. I love it when the monsters say..'please don't go..we'll eat you up..we love you so!'

    ;-)”

    posted Thursday, June 26 2008
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