Where the Wild Things Are (1963 children's picture book)
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"Where the Wild Things Are" is a classic children's picture book by Maurice Sendak that follows a young boy named Max who journeys to a fantastical land of wild creatures, exploring themes of imagination, anger, and homecoming.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Where the Wild Things Are (1963 children's picture book) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13507682 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Where the Wild Things Are (1963 children's picture book) Context triple: [Where the Wild Things Are, adaptationOf, Where the Wild Things Are (1963 children's picture book)]
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Wild Things in Where the Wild Things Are (1963 book)
The Wild Things in "Where the Wild Things Are" are a group of fantastical, monstrous yet ultimately gentle creatures who inhabit a distant island and embody the wild emotions and imagination of the story’s young protagonist, Max.
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Where the Wild Things Are
"Where the Wild Things Are" is a 2009 fantasy film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, directed by Spike Jonze and featuring James Gandolfini as the voice of the Wild Thing Carol.
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The Wild Things
The Wild Things is a novel by Dave Eggers that reimagines and expands upon Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are.
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is a Dr. Seuss–themed family ride based on the classic children’s book, featuring flying fish vehicles that move up and down while riders try to avoid getting splashed.
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island of the Wild Things
The island of the Wild Things is the remote, fantastical place where the monstrous yet childlike Wild Things live and where Max travels to become their king in Maurice Sendak’s "Where the Wild Things Are."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Where the Wild Things Are (1963 children's picture book) Target entity description: "Where the Wild Things Are" is a classic children's picture book by Maurice Sendak that follows a young boy named Max who journeys to a fantastical land of wild creatures, exploring themes of imagination, anger, and homecoming.
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A.
Wild Things in Where the Wild Things Are (1963 book)
The Wild Things in "Where the Wild Things Are" are a group of fantastical, monstrous yet ultimately gentle creatures who inhabit a distant island and embody the wild emotions and imagination of the story’s young protagonist, Max.
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B.
Where the Wild Things Are
"Where the Wild Things Are" is a 2009 fantasy film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, directed by Spike Jonze and featuring James Gandolfini as the voice of the Wild Thing Carol.
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C.
The Wild Things
The Wild Things is a novel by Dave Eggers that reimagines and expands upon Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are.
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D.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is a Dr. Seuss–themed family ride based on the classic children’s book, featuring flying fish vehicles that move up and down while riders try to avoid getting splashed.
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E.
island of the Wild Things
The island of the Wild Things is the remote, fantastical place where the monstrous yet childlike Wild Things live and where Max travels to become their king in Maurice Sendak’s "Where the Wild Things Are."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's book
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children's picture book ⓘ picture book ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Where the Wild Things Are (1973 animated short film)
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Where the Wild Things Are (1980 opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ Where the Wild Things Are (2009 feature film) NERFINISHED ⓘ stage productions ⓘ |
| author | Maurice Sendak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Caldecott Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor | Most Distinguished American Picture Book for Children ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1964 Caldecott Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | the Wild Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Spike Jonze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fantasy literature ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptation | Where the Wild Things Are (2009 feature film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
acceptance of strong emotions
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the importance of home and family ⓘ |
| illustrator | Maurice Sendak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later children's picture books about emotions ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | PZ7.S47 Wh ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Max NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of children's emotions
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minimal text and rich illustrations ⓘ |
| OCLCNumber | 225496 ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Oliver Knussen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 40 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Max NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
a boy's home
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a fantastical island ⓘ |
| status | children's classic ⓘ |
| targetAgeRange | ages 3–8 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| theme |
anger
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childhood ⓘ emotional expression ⓘ family ⓘ homecoming ⓘ imagination ⓘ |
| writer | Maurice Sendak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Where the Wild Things Are (1963 children's picture book) Description of subject: "Where the Wild Things Are" is a classic children's picture book by Maurice Sendak that follows a young boy named Max who journeys to a fantastical land of wild creatures, exploring themes of imagination, anger, and homecoming.
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Where the Wild Things Are
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adaptationOf
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Where the Wild Things Are (1963 children's picture book)
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