Where the Wild Things Are

Sendak, M.  (1963).  Where the wild things are.  NY:  HarperCollins.

Max, a mischievous little boy, loves to dress up in his wolf suit.  He upset his mother, who sent him to his room with no supper.  Max feel fast asleep and dreamed of Wild Things, which he became the king of.  After a wild rumpus, Max sailed back, far across the land, where he awoke, to find his hot supper waiting for him in his room.  As a winner of the Caldecott Honor, you can expect that this book has wonderful illustrations.  They are hand drawn and sketched with dark colors and lines.  The words are printed in black with a white background, not to take away from the illustrations.  The pictures help readers visualize exactly what Max was imagining while he was sleeping.