Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak

Published 1 January 1967

When Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief, his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without any supper. Alone in his room, Max enters a magical world and sets sail across the sea to the place where the wild things are. The wild things roar their terrible roars and gnash their terrible teeth and roll their terrible eyes and show their terrible claws . . .

But Max tames the wild things and is made their king.

Will he ever want to go home?


In the Night Kitchen

by Maurice Sendak

Published 1 October 1970
A little boy's dream-fantasy in which he helps three fat bakers get milk for their cake batter.

Mr. Rabbit helps a little girl find a colorful present for her mother's birthday.