Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Sendak, M. (1963). Where the wild things are. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.

Max wears his wolf suit and plays around over and over that one night. He was been mischievous so his mother called him wild thing and he said he would eat her up so his mother send him to bed without supper. He goes to his room and lets his imagination grow. Suddenly a forest grew and grew in his room. He went off on a boat where the wild things were at. He was made the king of the wild things as he was not afraid of any of them.  He got tired of feeling lonely. He send the wild things off to bed without supper and headed back where he knew he was truly loved, at home. 

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Mayer, M. (1992). There's a nightmare in my closet. New York, NY: Puffin Books.

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Lionni, L.  (1963). Swimmy. New York, NY: Pantheon Books.

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