Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
Haper Collins Publishers: 1964
ISBN: 0-06-025492-0
I remember reading this book growing up. I felt it was perfect story to write about this week because it is a perfect example of fantasy fiction and a great story to show to children. In Where the Wild Things Are, Max was sent to his room for causing mischief in the house. Somehow, his room grew into a forest where he ran into these Wild Creatures! What happens on his adventure? Does he ever find his was home? Find out and read this classic fantasy tale!
I would rate this book an eight out of ten because the author's attention to detail. His use of space is genius. Once Max is sent to his room, the pictures get bigger and bigger till his imagination is at its fullest. Once he returns home, the pictures get smaller and smaller till he is back in his bedroom. The tale also peaks any child's imagination, whether they are a girl or a boy. Please go to your local library and read this classic tale! It is definitely a Danielle Must Read and needs to be in a teacher's library for young children.
The story is a fantasy that I never read when I was a child but introduced with I got in the field of education. The illustrations are great too!
ReplyDeleteWhere the Wild Things Are is one of my all-time favorite children's books! The pictures are so exciting in my opinion, and now that we talked in class about the different components of artwork, it makes the art even more enticing.
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