Where The Wild Things Are - Picture Story Book

In the book, Where The Wild Things Are it starts out with a boy named Max who is misbehaving. He is running around the house wearing a wolf costume. His mother gets angry and sends him to his room with no supper. While in his room, he imagines his bedroom turns into a forest. He takes a boat for what seems like years and years and comes to an island where the Wild Things are. He conquers the Wild Things by staring into their eyes and is made King of All Wild Things. After a while, Max becomes homesick and starts missing his Mother. He goes back on his boat and returns home to his room. When he gets in his room he finds his supper waiting for him, and its still hot. 

I think this book is a great example of a Picture Book. The whole book only consists of a few sentences and the majority of the book is illustrations. There are even a few pages that have no text on them and are only illustrations. The illustrations are essentially what make the book. 

I think this book sends the message that even if your angry and get sent to your room you will eventually miss home and want to go back no matter what. Overall I think this is a great book with excellent illustrations. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for an exciting book to read! 

Sendak, Maurice. Where The Wild Things Are. New York, New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1963.

This book was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1964 and also won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. It was also an American Library Association Notable Book.