![]() ![]() And when Max realizes he's lonely and returns home, we're sad and relieved. When Max sails across an ocean for days and encounters the wild things, we're nervous and exhilarated. When Max's room turns into a jungle, we're spooked and intrigued. That's the thing about Where the Wild Things Are: it straddles the line between fun and frightening, whimsical and grotesque, safe and dangerous. ![]() ![]() Maurice Sendak's iconic picture book has been around for more than half a century, and it still enchants everyone who encounters it-even President Obama, who read it at the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll and called it one of his favorite books.īut just where does the book's power to captivate come from? And how did Maurice Sendak, who wrote and illustrated the story back in 1963, nail it so perfectly?Ĭonsider this: Sendak set out to create a story that would frighten children. If we had to give Where the Wild Things Are a yearbook award, we'd probably vote it "Most Likely to Be Featured on Kids' Bedroom Walls." Because, well, look: ![]()
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