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Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book written and illustrated by American author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published in hardcover by Harper & Row. The story follows Max, a mischievous boy in a wolf suit who causes havoc at home and is sent to his room without supper, where his imagination transforms the room into a jungle and carries him across the sea to an island inhabited by large, monstrous creatures called Wild Things.
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Vivek’s Notes
In one line: a naughty boy sails to an island of roaring monsters and becomes their king before returning home to supper.
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