Max gets in trouble for misbehaving and is sent to his room. He goes on an adventure in his imagination and becomes the king of the wild things. He returns home to find his mother has left his dinner for him and it's still warm.
Sendak uses lines and a a crosshatching technique to add details to his pictures such as the fur on the wild things and the wind catching the sail of Max's little boat. He uses earth tones in his illustrations to match the setting of the forest where the wild things live. One of the biggest artistic elements is Sendak's use of growing pictures as Max becomes more imaginative and shrinking pictures as he becomes homesick and wishes to return home. Together his use of a simple storyline and his imaginative pictures have made this one of the most loved children's books of all time.
Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/fqkNfWy7ayQ
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