num_pages: 37
description: Max, a wild and naughty boy, is sent to bed without his supper by his exhausted mother. In his room, he imagines sailing far away to a land of Wild Things. Instead of eating him, the Wild Things make Max their king.
language: English
title: Where The Wild Things Are
titlecomplete: Where The Wild Things Are
characters: Max Cannon
genres: Fiction, Animals, Adventure, Picture Books, Monsters, Kids, Young Adult, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy
ratings_count: 980054
awards: awardedAt: -189360000000
name: Caldecott Medal, name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Indies Choice Book Award
category: Picture Book Hall of Fame
publisher: Bodley Head