The story of Max, who is so naughty when he wears his wolf suit that he’s sent to bed without any supper. In the night, a fantastic world of forests and seas appears in Max’s bedroom, and he sails away to the land where the Wild Things are and becomes their king.
With illustrations by the author, Maurice Sendak, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE won the Caldecott Medal in 1964.
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