Where the Wild Things Are: Carol Vinyl Collector Doll Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are has been a perennial bestseller and a children's classic since its publication in 1964 Winner of the Caldecott Medal for childrens' literature in 1965 Known and loved by generations of readers The story features a boy, Max, who finds his way into the forest of imagination where he meets the Wild Things Carol is sculpted of vinyl and accurately re-creates the book's memorable character