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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/22/13

Where the Wild Things Are

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Maurice Sendak
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins PUBLICATION DATE: December 26th, 2012
GENRE: Fiction Picture Book READING LEVEL: Kindergarten- 3rd Grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: After getting in trouble with his mother, Max is banished to his room. As he is there his room transforms into a jungle and he meets some wild things and they grow a loving friendship.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will draw a picture of what they think that a wild thing would look like and write a couple sentences about what they would do with the wild things.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Charvondra Watson, Valdosta State University
LABELS: Fiction, Love, Animals