Question: when was where the wild things are published
Answer: Where the Wild Things Are First edition cover of Where the Wild Things Are Author Maurice Sendak Illustrator Maurice Sendak Cover artist Maurice Sendak Country United States Language English Genre Children 's picture book Publisher Harper & Row Publication date April 9 , 1963 Media type Print ( wide - format hardcover ) Pages 40 ISBN 0 - 06 - 025492 - 0 ( 25th anniversary ed.