Where the Wild Things Are

I have always loved this book.  I only recently rediscovered how much I loved this book when I read it to my daughter last night. 



  Just such an amazingly beautiful, simple, gorgeous little book, that has had more than one incarnation.

You are probably well aware of the Spike Jonze film that came out a few years ago.  It got mixed reviews, but I kind of love it just because of the sheer beauty, creativity, and depth that it took to develop this 'simple' kids book, into a film.  If nothing else, it is a really beautiful art project.

Here's the trailer that you've probably already seen.

 

It has moments that break your heart, moments that you rampage, moments that you dance.  But it takes all of those things that are part of our own childhoods, the scary bits,the happy bits, the confusing bits, and puts them in front of us, with the Wild Things and Max....

 And what book would be complete without a Book On Tape recording?   Except, Where the Wild Things Are is mostly a picture book...... So how do you do that?

Well, let's listen to Christopher Walken. (or more likely an impersonation..) - warning - two swear words in here.