"Where The Wild Things Are" is a home-away-home structure. The story starts with Max in his bedroom, then he travels to the land of the wild things, and ends happily with Max back in his bedroom but this time with dinner waiting for him. The ending leads back to the beginning to show no movement in time. In this book it seems to indicate that Max learned his lesson and decided that while being a wild thing was enjoyable at first, there were other more important things.
The text in this story is easy to follow. There is some repetitive language such as "gnashing terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes." Repetitive language is easy for young readers to follow along and even read by themselves. Also, the text is at the bottom of every page with the pictures above it. This shows the importance of the pictures and how Sendak views the text as playing less of a role in the book than the pictures.
We really liked the overall story and it accurately depicts the imagination of little boys, and just kids in general.
The text in this story is easy to follow. There is some repetitive language such as "gnashing terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes." Repetitive language is easy for young readers to follow along and even read by themselves. Also, the text is at the bottom of every page with the pictures above it. This shows the importance of the pictures and how Sendak views the text as playing less of a role in the book than the pictures.
We really liked the overall story and it accurately depicts the imagination of little boys, and just kids in general.