Where the Wild Things Are

1963 children's picture book by Maurice Sendak
VisualArtwork literary_work Q13912
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Summary

Where the Wild Things Are is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,239 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Where the Wild Things Are authored Maurice Sendak[3].
  • Where the Wild Things Are received the Caldecott Medal[4].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's illustrator is recorded as Maurice Sendak[6].
  • Where the Wild Things Are was published by Harper[7].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's genre is fantasy[8].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's place of publication is recorded as Brooklyn[9].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's Commons category is recorded as Where the Wild Things Are[10].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[11].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Where the Wild Things Are was released on November 13, 1963[13].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's has edition or translation is recorded as Q125637223[14].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's main subject is monster[15].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's title is recorded as Where the Wild Things Are[16].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's intended public is recorded as child[17].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's last line is recorded as and it was still hot.[18].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's derivative work is recorded as Where the Wild Things Are[19].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's derivative work is recorded as Where the Wild Things Are[20].
  • Where the Wild Things Are's form of creative work is recorded as picture book[21].

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Authorship and Creation

Where the Wild Things Are authored Maurice Sendak[3]. It was published by Harper[7].

Publication

Where the Wild Things Are was released on November 13, 1963[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as Brooklyn[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[11]. Its genre is fantasy[8].

Subject and Themes

Where the Wild Things Are's main subject is monster[15].

Reception

Where the Wild Things Are received the Caldecott Medal[4].

Why It Matters

Where the Wild Things Are ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,239 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

What awards did Where the Wild Things Are receive?

Honors received include Caldecott Medal[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · ~2026-34413-98 · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fantlab work id → 367587
    Derivative work → Where the Wild Things Are, Where the Wild Things Are
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