Where the Wild Things Are

Sendak, M. (1963). Where the wild things are. New York: Harper. Max misbehaves and gets grounded by his mom. As a punishment he is sent to his room without supper. He travels to the land of the wild things and becomes their king. Max gets lonely and decides to go home. The plot of the story is believable. Just like Max, when kids misbehave they are grounded. Max has a creative imagination which he uses to go to a new land where he can do whatever he pleases and young readers can relate to this. This story can be used to teach a lesson on plot in which students will be required to fill out a plot diagram using the story.