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Where the Wild Things are by: Maurice Sendak List Price: £5.99 Childrens Toy Shop Price: £4.14 You Save: £1.85 (31%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 371 EAN: 9780099408390 ISBN: 0099408392 Label: Red Fox Manufacturer: Red Fox Number Of Pages: 48 Publication Date: May 04, 2000 Publisher: Red Fox Studio: Red Fox Sales Rank: 482 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Where the Wild Things Are is one of those truly rare books that can be enjoyed equally by a child and a grown-up. If you disagree, then it's been too long since you've attended a wild rumpus. Max dons his wolf suit in pursuit of some mischief and gets sent to bed without supper. Fortuitously, a forest grows in his room, allowing his wild rampage to continue unimpaired. Sendak's colour illustrations (perhaps his finest) are beautiful, and each turn of the page brings the discovery of a new wonder. The wild things--with their mismatched parts and giant eyes--manage somehow to be scary-looking without ever really being scary; at times they're downright hilarious. 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 imagination. This Sendak classic is more fun than you've ever had in a wolf's suit, giggle-stiflingly funny at times, and even manages to reaffirm the notion that there's no place like home. Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - The renowned classicA young mischievous boy called Max decides to seek out fun and dons his white wolf suit, but as a result of his ill behaviour gets sent to bed without supper. When in his room, it is unclear whether it his imagination, a dream or magic that send Max into adventure, but whatever the cause, a whole world grows from inside his bedroom, sending the young boy into the land of Where the Wild Things Are... The pictures are unique and absolutely luscious; the text is simple but so very clever and the package as a whole is timeless. Everything about this book is awe-inspiring and memorable, so there is little reason to think that any child from Reception to Year 2 would not enjoy it and can easily lend itself to discussion and analysis ... Read More: Rating: - Fabulous - even for very young readersWonderful pictures for toddlers and mesmerising text for children. My little boy - fifteen months old - absolutely adores it. The expressions on Max's (the little boy) face are classic and the monsters are wonderful. Sort of slightly scary but also adorable. I remember reading this myself when so little and I don't actually think it's dated *that* much. An important addition to any little one's library. Rating: - Compulsory Reading!This has to be one of the best children's books ever! I loved reading it as a child, as it really appealed to my vivid imagination, and I now buy it for any kid I know who doesn't already have it! Rating: - Every child should have a copy of this bookThis book changed childrens books forever. The pictures are given much more emphasis that the text and so increase the appeal to a young child. The book has travel the world and has been enjoyed by generations , this is because it is timeless and an absolute classic which is still used in schools today. Rating: - Not scaryI thought this book would be a bit scary for my sensitive 5yo daughter when she was given it as a birthday present. Concerned about nightmares I hid it for a bit. It was discovered soon enough and she insisted I read it to her. She wasn't scared at all and thankfully no nightmares to report. She loves the story and loves pretending to be one of the wild things, nashing her terrible jaws and waving her fearsome claws. |
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