Step into the captivating world of wonderfully wild monsters! One night, Max gets into mischief while wearing his wolf costume and is sent to his room by his mother. But as Max sits there being punished, his room begins to transform into a jungle and a river! Max sails away to the land of the wild things, where he quickly tames the monsters, and together they play and have a joyful, happy time. Eventually, the smell of delicious food reaches him, and he sails back home—because his mother has left dinner waiting in his room. Join Max on his journey through the fantastic illustrations that earned this book the Caldecott Medal. Where the Wild Things Are is uniquely designed to help children naturally distinguish between reality and fantasy. In the scenes depicting reality, there is plenty of white space and the illustrations are smaller. As the story moves into the fantasy world, the white space gradually shrinks, until Max's room becomes the entire world—at which point the white space disappears completely and the illustrations fill the page. The monsters' quirky movements and expressions add extra delight for young readers, helping children discover the joy of books.