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Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, first published in 1963.

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The setting of the book begins and ends in Max’s house, in which he is running around being mischievous, and eventually sent to bed without dinner.  Most of the story takes place “where the wild things are,” which is presented as a jungle-like atmosphere where Max is deemed king.

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Theme: There is immense power in imagination

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Theme: There is immense power in imagination

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As Max imagines a world he wants to live, where he's king and his parents can't tell him what to do, he builds this world around him. Max came to an understanding about himself and his reality with the power of his own fantasy and imagination.

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Theme: Don't judge someone (or something) by his or her appearance

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Theme: Don't judge someone (or something) by his or her appearance

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The wild things may have had terrible roars and teeth and claws, but they weren't as terrible as they seemed. They accepted Max into their tribe, despite his small size and non-terrible look, and they all became friends to the point where the wild things begged Max not to leave.

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Max- Max is a young, mischievous boy who is very confident, aggressive and self reliant. Throughout the book Max is seen wearing a wolf suit, a king’s crown, and a mischievous grin.  Max imagines a far off world, where he becomes king of the native people, the Wild Things.

The Wild Things- Originally seen as savage creatures who, “roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws,” when Max arrived to their world.  Max eventually frightens the Wild Things with a magic trick, and they deem him “the most wild thing of all” and make him king of all Wild Things.

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Theme: Sometimes, there's no place like home

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Theme: Sometimes, there's no place like home

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In the end, even being king of all the wild things couldn't match the comfort and love of home. It's a thought to remember as we all complain about travelling for the busy holidays.