Author: Maurice Sendak
Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
Readability Scores: Interest Level=PreK-3, Grade Level Equivalent=4.4, Lexile=740L, DRA=16, Guided Reading=J
Genre: Fiction, classics
Subgenre: Fantasy, bedtime stories
Theme: Cleverness, creativity and imagination
Primary and Secondary Characters: Primary=Max, Secondary=the wild things
Awards: Caldecott Medal winner
Date of Publication: 1963
Publishing Company: Harper Collins
ISBN Number: 9780064431781
Summary: Max was acting wild one night while wearing his wolf suit. He was sent to bed without supper. Once inside his room, it began to transform into a forest. Max walked through the forest and sailed the ocean. He landed on the place where the wild things lived. He showed them a magic trick and became the king of all the wild things. Together they had a wild time, but Max crossed the ocean and walked through the forest to go back to his room. When he arrived, his supper was waiting on him.
Applications for Teaching: This book shows children how to use their imagination. Teachers could read it to students and then have students write their own stories of what they would turn their bedrooms into and who they would meet in this new environment.
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