To the left of the text box, a Wild Thing stands straight up creating a strong vertical line that signifies the height of Max’s imagination. The copyright information in small font makes a base line for the rectangle text box arrangement with ample white space in between the three text groupings. The Flush Left text alignment creates a strong vertical line. The repetition of colors, font, and character features presents familiarity and unity between Max and the Wild Things. Max’s crown copies the warm tones of the Wild Things. Max and the closest Wild Things tails both follow a similar pattern in shading. The Wild Things have human like facial features similar to Max’s. Both of the Wild Things yellow eyes match. Max and the two Wild Things are all standing on their left leg with their right foot raised in syncopation. RepetitionĬheltenham Bold font is repeated with the Title and the Author information. The Wild Things have the same horns, claws, and foot pads as Max’s wolf suit. The bright white space around Max creates a sense of light and safety. Sendak’s placement of Max in the bottom half of the picture shows his vulnerability, but also grounds him to the earth. Little Max stares down the Wild Things as they cower before him. Max’s body position is small yet has strong lines and edges.
The Wild Things inflated size contrast with a nonthreatening round and curved shape. Max’s white wolf suit contrast against the Wild Things darker colors. The audience’s attention is at first glance drawn to the wording, Where the Wild Things Are. The hierarchy of text is clearly established with the title and author lines set in strong yet whimsical Cheltenham Bold font. The copyright page by Harper Trophy Publisher is an excellent example of fundamental design and color principles. 1.Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak set the precedent for the modern picture book with masterful visual storytelling. There are seven life lessons from Where the Wild Things Are that even adults should pay attention to. In only 338 words, Sendak keenly observed human nature and imagination. But as Sendak intended, the themes in the book aren't just for children.
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And so he imagined a world around him, full of other wild things, where he reigned as king. 'Usually, something goes wrong.'įor Max, it's that he was angry, and he acted out, and his mom put him to bed without eating. In the NPR interview, he explained: 'Childhood is a tricky business,' Sendak says. Because of his own experiences, he doesn't see childhood through rose-colored glasses - and neither do his characters, like Where the Wild Things Are's Max. Growing up in Brooklyn to Polish immigrant parents, Sendak has said that his childhood was "terrible" due to family losses in the Holocaust. In a 2006 interview with NPR, Sendak explains that he puts his children characters in danger because "kids are so shrewd."
Maurice Sendak has never been one to shy away from darker themes - which is often the reason his books have been banned. It's clear that Where The Wild Things Are has achieved massive cultural significance decades after its release, but more interesting is why. 1 on School Library Journal 's Top 100 Picture Books of all time. He is certainly best-known for his 1963 picture book Where the Wild Things Are, which, despite receiving some negative reviews and being frequently challenged by schools and libraries, was named second on the list of Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children in 2012 and No. June 10 marks the would-be 86th birthday of the late, beloved children's book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak.
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