Where the wild things are

Sendak, M. (1963). Where the wild things are. New York: NY. Harper Collins.  Max has been sent to his room- AGAIN! This time he uses his banishment to travel to the land of the wild things where he becomes king and may create havoc whenever and wherever he pleases.  But even the fun of the wild things can't contend with Max's empty stomach.  Max returns to his room to find dinner still hot and waiting.
Sendak's use of line and texture help to create the feel and look of the jungle as well as the fur and scales of the wild things that Max meets. As Max grows wilder so do the pictures, doubling in size until at his wildest the pictures cover an entire spread.
A film version of the book was released in 2009.  The combination of the book and the film would serve well when teaching students to compare and contrast things.  The film must of course add things to the plot as a picture book would never be long enough for a full length feature film.  However, the film does try to remain true to the characters and theme of the original book.  You can view a trailer of the film at the following link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386117/?ref_=nv_sr_1