Where The Wild Things Are

It's a book

This is the first picture book that made a lasting impression on me. It still seems revolutionary. Max is unapologetically naughty, he's punished, he runs away, he makes mischief, he roars at his mother. Even though the Wild Things love him, I always thought it a comment on the obsessiveness of some friendships or idolizations. They love him, but when he says he's leaving, they threaten to eat him! It was scary, funny, and while a somewhat nonsensical story for adults, as a child, I found it all perfectly plausible and comprehensible.

Shannon