Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye and sailed back over a year and in and out of weeks and through a day and into the night of his very own room where he found his supper waiting for him and it was still hot.

Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are

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Topic

Imagination

Author

Maurice Sendak

Source

Where the Wild Things Are

Genre

Children's literature

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Children's book author Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.

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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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