false 60313723 1557685 19543 0099408392 9780099408390 1584 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167257946m/19543.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167257946s/19543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19543.Where_the_Wild_Things_Are 4.45 33287 Where the Wild Things Are is one of those truly rare books that can be enjoyed equally by a child & a grown-up. If you disagree, then it's been too long since you've attended a wild rumpus. Max dons his wolf suit in pursuit of some mischief & gets sent to bed without supper. Fortuitously, a forest grows in his room, allowing his wild rampage to continue unimpaired. Sendak's color illustrations, perhaps his finest, are beautiful. Each turn of the page brings the discovery of a new wonder.
The wild things--with mismatched parts & giant eyes--manage somehow to be scary-looking without ever really being scary; at times they're downright hilarious. Sendak's defiantly run-on sentences--one of his trademarks--lend the perfect touch of stream of consciousness to the tale, which floats between the land of dreams & a child's imagination.
This Sendak classic is more fun than you've ever had in a wolf's suit, giggle-stiflingly funny at times, & even manages to reaffirm the notion that there's no place like home.]]> 4489 4.41 52449 3006 1963 5 0 false Fri Jun 19 11:50:55 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 11:50:55 -0700 2009