"It understands childhood, the angry child, the attraction of power and the immensity of maternal love." Quek Hong Shin, the Singapore-based children's author and illustrator, describes it as, "a great children's book about anger, self-discovery, and a mother's love for a child". "If I was leaving for a desert island and there was only one book to take away, it would be this one," says Marie Wabbes of the Belgian Francophone section of the International Board On Books for Young People (IBBY). It is a fable that is both dark and ultimately uplifting. First published in 1963, and still loved all over the world, Maurice Sendak's powerful, stunningly illustrated book tells the tale of Max as he goes on a journey of discovery, encountering the "wild things". With its perfect symbiosis of words and pictures, the classic Where the Wild Things Are topped our poll of 100 greatest children's books. Where the Wild Things Are (words and illustrations by Maurice Sendak, 1963)
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