Review This is arguably the most loved children’s book. It may inspire children with a means of coping with anger through creative play. It may allow children to explore their wild side as they live vicariously through the main character’s story. It’s also just a little nonsensical and mysterious. It’s been compared to Joseph Campbell’s heroic journey concept, which is a theory that all myths follow the same pattern (Beard, 2012). He leaves on a journey, controls wild beasts in a strange land, and ultimately returns home. The plot itself would make an interesting literary pattern to study. The reason it resonates with people, young and old, is that there’s something universal about it. We can all see a little of ourselves in Max (Flock, 2017). Themes Anger Monsters Mischief Pretend Adventure Application Elementary teachers could use this to discuss plot structures in literature. Libraries could use this book's popularity to host an event based on the book. For more information about how to host an event, see this link: Let the Wild Rumpus Start. Read-alikes Milgrim, D. (2013). Some Monsters are Different. Austin, M. (2013). Monsters Love Colors. Mayer, M. (1987). There’s an Alligator Under my Bed. References
Beard, B.W. (2012). Tag Archives: Where the Wild Things Are [Spread Image]. Simone and the Silver Surfer. Retrieved from: https://simoneandthesilversurfer.wordpress.com/tag/where-the-wild-things-are/ Bird, E. (2012). SLJ’s Top 100 Picture Books. Retrieved from: http://www.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/SLJ_Fuse8_Top100_Picture.pdf Goodreads: Where the Wild Things Are [Cover Image]. (2017). Retrieved from: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19543.Where_the_Wild_Things_Are Let the Wild Rumpus Start! (n.d.) Retrieved from: http://files.harpercollins.com/Assets/HCC/Kids/Features/wildthings/images/WildThingsEventKit.pdf Titlewave: Where the Wild Things Are. [Bib. Info]. (2017). Retrieved from: http://www.titlewave.com
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