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.
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| 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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Where the Wild Things Are (1963 children's picture book)
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