Page "Where the Wild Things Are" Paragraph 0

Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row.

The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short in 1974 ( with an updated version in 1988 ); a 1980 opera ; and a live-action 2009 feature-film adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze.

The book had sold over 19 million copies worldwide as of 2009, with 10 million of those being in the United States.