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Where the Wild Things Are, 25th Anniversary
Where the Wild Things Are 25th Anniversary Author:Maurice Sendak Max is sent to bed without supper and imagines sailing away to the land of Wild Things,where he is made king. Winner, 1964 Caldecott Medal — Notable Children's Books of 1940-1970 (ALA) — 1981 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Illustration — 1963, 1982 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book) — Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1963, 1982 (NYT) — ... more »A Reading Rainbow Selection
1964 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
Children's Books of 1981 (Library of Congress)
1981 Children's Books (NY Public Library)
100 Books for Reading and Sharing 1988 (NY Public Library)« less
This is still one of the greatest books. I remembered reading it several times in elementary school and when I saw there was a movie coming out, I was ecstatic. I had to get the book just for the sake of nostalgia.