We all have fond memories of books that we read as we were growing up. One of my favourites when I was a nipper was Maurice Sendak’s ‘Where the Wild Things Are’. In fact, it was such a favourite of mine that when I became a father, it was one of the first books I bought to read to my son.

I remember some incredibly fun nights reading him this short story of the boy Max who got sent to bed without any supper. Reading it again was such a joy; especially when we would get to the part that meant we had to ‘Roar our terrible roars, gnash our terrible teeth, roll our terrible eyes, and finally, show our terrible claws.’

So it was with great interest that I came across a trailer for a film version of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’. Directed by the incredibly talented Spike Jonze, and written by Jonze and Dave Eggers – who wrote the fabulous ‘A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius’.

Largely done with giant puppets, with some very famous names inside of them. The core of the story is still the same, but it has been expanded upon… and for those who loved the book, they will be happy to hear that Maurice Sendak has approved of Jonze’s vision.

I have to say, from the trailer, I’m incredibly excited about seeing what they’ve done to Sendak’s classic. And I especially can’t wait to take my now 10 year old son. I think we’ll hold off, though, on the ‘Roaring of terrible roars’ in the Cinema.

Tags: Dave Eggers, Maurice Sendak, Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are

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