(2009)
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
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by Maurice Sendak
Max's night-time adventure in the land of the Wild Things is a classic of 20th century children's picture books.