Sendak, M. (1963). Where the wild things are. NY: HarperCollins.
A fantasy world is created by a boy named Max wearing a wolf costume who is sent off to bed without dinner. So his bedroom that has turned into a jungle and goes to that very special place where all the wild things are. And he becomes their friend, and he becomes their king and when it's time to come back to bed, he sails away and finds his very own hot meal.
I feel bad saying this but I've never really liked this book. I try and as much as I try to find a significant meaning to it, I don't. I see a child who wreaks havoc and is reprimanded and the punishment set forth for him is not executed the way it was. Granged, I don't believe in sending children to bed with an empty stomach, I do believe that as parents we must follow through with the consequences that we set for our children.
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