AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Maurice Sendak
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins PUBLICATION
DATE: 1964
AWARDS: Caldecott Medal 1964
AWARDS: Caldecott Medal 1964
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Max dresses up and acts wild, therefore he gets sent to his room without any dinner. Max's imagination starts to take over. He sails to another land where the wild things are. He becomes their king. They have so much fun but Max becomes lonely and wants to be with someone he loves. Max travels back home. When he makes it home, his dinner is waiting for him in his room...and it's still hot.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will draw their favorite character in the book. Students will write their favorite line of the book below their favorite character. Students will stand up and share their work.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Sarah MeLinne Moon, Valdosta State University ECSE
LABELS: bedtime, adventure, fantasy
