Where The Wild Things Are

This story of only 338 words focuses on a young boy named.

Where the wild things are. The original children s book where the wild thing s are by maurice sendak. Narration by gwendolyn sanford. The work was considered groundbreaking for its honest treatment of children s emotions especially anger and it won the 1964 caldecott medal. Sendak s defiantly run on sentences one of his trademarks lend the perfect touch of stream of consciousness to the tale which floats between the land of dreams and a child s.

After dressing in his wolf costume wreaks such havoc through his household that he is sent to bed without his supper. The wild things with their mismatched parts and giant eyes manage somehow to be scary looking without ever really being scary. Directed by spike jonze. Learn more about where the wild things are.

The film stars max records and features the voices of james gandolfini paul dano lauren ambrose forest whitaker. Where the wild things are maurice sendak where the wild things are is a 1963 children s picture book by american writer and illustrator maurice sendak. Where the wild things are is a 2009 fantasy film directed by spike jonze written by jonze and dave eggers it is based on maurice sendak s 1963 children s book of the same name it combines live action performers in costumes animatronics and computer generated imagery cgi. At times they re downright hilarious.

Yearning for escape and adventure a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king. Sound design by jeff gardner. Where the wild things are is a 1963 children s picture book by american writer and illustrator maurice sendak originally published by harper row the book has been adapted into other media several times including an animated short in 1973 with an updated version in 1988.