Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak ・ Red Fox; New Ed edition
1963
2000
Book
Years 8~12
English
United States
Pages : 48 pages
Matthew Koala
Kashidashi Picture Book
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One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper. That night a forest begins to grow in Max's room and an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to the place where the wild things are. Max tames the wild things and crowns himself as their king, and then the wild rumpus begins. But when Max has sent the monsters to bed, and everything is quiet, he starts to feel lonely and realises it is time to sail home to the place where someone loves him best of all.
My son decided to choose this when he found it on the reading tree shelf without a hesitation. This Japanese version is one of his favorites at the age of three. We read this tonight and he said “ Max is Max in this book.” Even though what he could catch was only the name, he seemed to enjoy this. For me, it was a great pleasure to read this famous masterpiece in original language. Thank you.