A beautiful retelling of the new movie based on the classic children's picture book.

When Max runs away from his troubles at home, he finds himself in a mysterious forest filled with strange creatures - the land where the wild things are! When the wild things crown him their kind, he understands just how unpredictable life can be.

Let the wild rumpus begin with this beautifully designed storybook, illustrated with stills from the movie. Created by McSweeney's, Dave Eggers' publishing company.

This book is part of a book series called Where the Wild Things Are .

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers .