Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are is the German title of the picture book Where the Wild Things Are the American illustrator and author Maurice Sendak, which is published in 1963 by Harper & Row.
The book was illustrated by the author with colored pen and ink drawings. Text has been used very sparingly, the German translation includes only about 333 words. While a number of critics appreciated the story, Sendak's book came on reservations because it was "too ghastly ." Sendak named the boy Max " my bravest and therefore my favorite creation" and also appreciated the " Wild Things ", " are not created to make it right for everyone -. , Only children " in the English-speaking world the picture book was extremely popular and won In 1964, the Caldecott Medal, the highest award for English-language picture books.
Content
Max has attracted his wolf costume and making mischief. His mother scolds him "wild guy " and sends him to bed without dinner. Max's room is transformed then into a forest. He gets into his sailboat and goes to the Wild Things, a big monster that can be tamed by him and finally make him their king. But Max gets homesick ( and hungry ) and sailed back. Back in his room, he finds that dinner is on the table and is still warm.
Expenditure ( selection)
- Maurice Sendak: Where the Wild Things Are. 26th edition, Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-257-00513-4.
- Maurice Sendak: Where the Wild Things are. Red Fox, London 2000, ISBN 0-09-940839-2.
Audiobooks
- Maurice Sendak: Where the Wild Things Are and Other Stories. Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-257-80286-3.
- Maurice Sendak: Where the Wild Things are and other Stories, Coordinator: Tammy Grimes. Harper Collins, 2007 ISBN 0-06-122740-4.