Where the Wild Things are

Title: Where the Wild Things Are

Genre: Fantasy

Author: Maurice Sendak

Awards: Caldecott Medal

Age Group: 3-7 Years Old

Summary: Max is sent to his room because he is misbehaving. When he goes to his room he begins to use his imagination to take him on a journey. Max eventually makes it to an island where the wild things are and he is the only one that can tame them. He becomes king of the wild things and enjoys his time with them. Eventually Max gets homesick, so he sails for home. When he arrives homes he finds his mom left his dinner in his room.

Evaluation: I think this book would work best with students in pre-k through 2nd grade. I really like the book especially how it ends. I think a great lesson we can all learn from this book is that even when we mess up our family or even friends will still love us. Another activity I would do after reading the book is have students create their own mini book. I would have them write a short story about an adventure they would like to go on. For younger students, rather than having them write a story I would ask them to draw a picture of their adventure and they would present it to the class.

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