Where the Wild Things Are

     Sendak, M.(1963). Where the wild things are. New York: Harper Collins. 

      The story is about a boy named Max. He has a wolf costume on and was acting mischievous around his house.  Max gets sent to his room without supper.  He starts to imagine his room is a jungle.  He sails to an island where he meets the Wild Things.   They tried to scare Max, but he is the one that intimated them.  The Wild Things made him king.  They start playing together.  Max after a while, sends them to bed without dinner.  Suddenly, Max realized that he misses home and decides to return.  In his bedroom, he had his hot supper waiting for him.  The author uses the theme of anger in this book. Max gets angry and starts to imagine a world around him.  He starts to have a mischievous party with the Wild Things as his anger escalates.  When he realizes how much he loves and misses his mom, his anger subsides.  You can have a lesson with children on how to deal with their emotions in a healthy way.