20 Books From Your Childhood You Completely Forgot You Loved

3. Where The Wild Things Are

Where The Wild Things Are, written by Maurice Sendak, is perhaps the most famous children€™s picture book in the world. Since its publication in 1963, millions of children have found themselves lost in the extraordinary adventures of mischievous Max who, after being punished for demolishing his house, finds himself in a mysterious jungle world populated by €œwild things,€ where he becomes king. Sendak€™s fantastical illustrations work with his words to create a positively marvelous and bizarre world of wonder, treasured and venerated by readers everywhere.
 
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