Book · 1963 · Juvenile Fiction
Where the wild things are
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The fact that on the one hand you're in this safe place so with the wild things you know he's in his room where mom is where supper is going to be and all the time sitting in that room he also adventures out in this boat to these strange places where wild things are.
Alison Gopnik · The Ezra Klein Show · May 2023 Listen at 59:08 What they say about it
- Read to children“what my kids read”2
- Classic children's book“one of the most famous children's books”2
The best things said about it
Tell us some of the best children's books you recommend. I love The Lonely Doll, I love The Seven Silly Eaters, Goodnight Moon, of course, Crazy Strange, Where the Wild Things Are.
Gretchen Rubin On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Jan 2021 I was thinking about why and what my kids read in terms of non-fiction or whatnot, I mean, that's their choice, but like they sure as hell are reading Where the Wild Things Are.
You mentioned Where the Wild Things Are, right? I mean, it's hard we don't publish it, so it's hard for me to say, but it's a classic.
Being presented somebody gave us Where the Wild Things Are and reading it as an adult suddenly it just unfolded to me.
One of the most famous children's books of all time in the English language which is Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
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7 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Maurice Sendak's Where the wild things are is a beloved children's picture book that follows a young boy named Max on an imaginative journey to a land of fantastical creatures before returning safely to his bedroom. Alison Gopnik recommended the work on The Ezra Klein Show, highlighting how it captures the safety of home alongside the adventurous spirit of childhood. Gretchen Rubin similarly included the picture book in a list of recommended children's literature on On Purpose with Jay Shetty. On Timcast IRL, Ian Crossland discussed reading the book in his youth and how his younger brother adopted the wild behavior of the main character. David Perell and John Yaged referenced the classic title on How I Write while discussing animal characters, children's reading habits, and publishing industry classics. Bruce Handy also spoke about the work on The Book Review, reflecting on both his initial childhood reactions to the film adaptation and the new appreciation he found when rereading the book as an adult.
Every mention
Alison Gopnik the fact that on the one hand you're in this safe place so with the wild things you know he's in his room w… 1
Recommended
“the fact that on the one hand you're in this safe place so with the wild things you know he's in his room where Mom is where supper is going to be and all the time sitting in that room he also Adventures out in this boat to these strange places where wild things are including he himself as a”
Gretchen Rubin Tell us some of the best children's books you recommend. I love The Lonely Doll, I love The Seven Silly Eat… 1
Recommended
“Tell us some of the best children's books you recommend. I love The Lonely Doll, I love The Seven Silly Eaters, Goodnight Moon, of course, Crazy Strange, Where the Wild Things Are.”
Bruce Handy it was when the the film of Where the Wild Things was was coming out and it really made me reflect on that… 2
Discussed
“it was when the the film of Where the Wild Things was was coming out and it really made me reflect on that book”
Discussed
“being presented somebody gave us Where the Wild Things Are and reading it as an adult suddenly it just unfolded to me”
David Perell I think about Where the Wild Things Are, obviously that's animals. 100%. 2
Discussed
“I think about Where the Wild Things Are, obviously that's animals. 100%.”
Discussed
“I was thinking about why and what my kids read in terms of non-fiction or whatnot, I mean, that's their choice, but like they sure as hell are reading Where the Wild Things Are.”
Gilbert Cruz and he talks about one of the most famous children's books of all time in the English language which is Whe… 1
Discussed
“and he talks about one of the most famous children's books of all time in the English language which is Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and in his intro to his piece he takes this one very brief phrase through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost a year he's talking about Max”
Ian Crossland Like my brother's name is Max and we used to get this book read to us called Where the Wild Things Are. 1
Discussed
“Like my brother's name is Max and we used to get this book read to us called Where the Wild Things Are.”
John Yaged Uh I mean, it's You You mentioned Where the Wild Things Are, right? I mean, it's hard We don't publish it,… 1
Discussed
“Uh I mean, it's You You mentioned Where the Wild Things Are, right? I mean, it's hard We don't publish it, so it's hard for me to say, but it's a classic.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Critiqued
“there's Where the Wild Things bone If You Give a Mouse”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“When I was in grade school, only the cool kids were ever in possession of the libraryies copy of Where the Wild Things Are.”
Passing
“When people talk about the Darian Gap in media, they kind of use this heart of darkness construction, obviously it's Joseph Conrad novel, but like this idea that like it's where the wild things are.”
Passing
“i remember who was the guy who wrote um oh god where the where the where the monsters are where the uh i i wrote a children's book was it called where the monsters are and he was he was in the war he said do you believe in god he said and he just casually said no no the”
Passing
“I I read Where the Wild Things Are but as an adult one of the ways that I think about children's books”
Passing
“what is that monster book where the wild things are? You remember what those monsters look like in my memory?”
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“what is that monster book Where the Wild Things Are You remember what those monsters look like in my memory”