Where the Wild Things Are

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Poetic, takes you to a different world!

Maurice Sendak's wonderful art is the first thing that hits you about this book. The story is simple - a boy does naughty things, is sent off to bed without dinner. He goes (in his mind) to a fantasy land where the wild things are... but hunger makes him return to his room - to find a hot dinner waiting for him there. Mommy did not have the heart to *really* send him to bed without dinner after all!The text lends itself to a nice rhythmic reading, there's lots of drama in it with monsters and partying. Yet the little boy in the middle of his wild freedom, wants parental comfort:"And Max, the king of all wild things, was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all." To give an idea of the poetic nature of the story, here's a snippet, where Max travels back from the place where the wild things are:"... sailed back over a year and in and out of weeks and through a day..."I love the way reality and fantasy are spun together in this story. My kids, 5.5 yrs and 3.5 yrs, love the book as well.

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2008:06:18 23:06 / GOKUH springstreet.blog69.fc2.com: This is a great story.A boy had a trouble with his mom because he turned into a monster and said \"I will eat you up\" to his mom. His mom put him in the room and closed the door. The story will start when the grounded boy creates his own imaginary world of monsters in his mind.

2007:04:13 01:04 / 夏生のまま nikonikopanda.blog19.fc2.com: 日本語版も勿論あり。少年が怪獣とともにちょっとだけ成長してするお話し。お月様で少年の心を表す作者のステキな仕掛けもある。

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2009:11:06: 10:12 / タドクのキロク tadokukiroku.blog105.fc2.com: Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are(1988/11/09)Maurice Sendak商品詳細を見るYL:0.6 WD:362有名な絵本ですが、今まで読んだことがありませんでした。映画化もされてるようですね。こちらは1月公開になってました。"The ...

2009:09:01: 22:24 / 無料で多読。 frukjp.blog85.fc2.com: モーリスセンダックの冒険絵本「Outside Over There」
Outside Over ThereMaurice Sendak（モーリスセンダック）word：254パパが海のむこうに行ったとき、ママはarborにいました。Idaはwonder ho を吹いていて、妹から目を離してしまいました。すると窓からゴブラン（妖 ...

2009:03:04: 00:33 / 英語の世界って・・・ englishworld1.blog7.fc2.com: 【 Where the Wild Things Are 】
Where the Wild Things AreMaurice SendakYL：2.5 語数：362語（出版社提供）★★★★☆ 54冊目*――ﾟ+.――ﾟ+.――ﾟ+.――ﾟ+.――ﾟ+.――ﾟ+.――ﾟ+.――ﾟ+.――ﾟ+.――ﾟ+.――ﾟ+.――*オオカミの着ぐる ...

2008:06:18: 23:15 / SOHO springstreet.blog69.fc2.com: モーリス・センダックの絵本
Where the Wild Things Are(1988/09)Maurice Sendak商品詳細を見るThis is a great story.A boy had a trouble with his mom because he tu ed into a monster and said "I will eat you up" to his mom.H ...

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