Although the wild things beg him to stay, he returns to his bedroom, where his supper is waiting for him. Max decrees, “Let the wild rumpus start,” and he and the wild things dance in the moonlight, hang from the trees, and generally run riot, until Max realizes he misses his mother’s love. Not frightened of anything, Max tames the wild things, who agree that he is the wildest of them all, and they make him their king. He sails to the land of the wild things, which are huge monsters with claws. Dressed in a wolf suit, Max is in such a rage that his bedroom starts to turn into a jungle and a boat appears. His mother calls him a “wild thing,” and, when he is cheeky to her, she sends him to bed without supper. Young Max is naughty, engaging in such mischief as chasing after the dog with a fork. The work was considered groundbreaking for its honest treatment of children’s emotions, especially anger, and it won the 1964 Caldecott Medal. Where the Wild Things Are, illustrated children’s book by American writer and artist Maurice Sendak, published in 1963. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space! Songfacts: This song was originally recorded by Australian rocker Johnny O'Keefe with The Deejays in 1958 as 'Wild One.' Deejays saxophonists Johnny Greenan and Dave Owens drafted the song over drinks after a particularly wild concert and Johnny O'Keefe later chipped in.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.
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