Get the feedAs a Mother of Two "Wild Things"
Monday, Oct 12th 2009
I agree wholeheartedly with you, Nathan, on this - I think it's about punishment and grace! But also, I think Sendak really captures the heart of boys in this book and I really get this better now that we have two of our own. There is a "wild thing" nature in boys that girls just don't have - (believe me - I've watched a thousand girls soccer games and you might have some outlier girls, but boys just play and act with a "wild thing" nature about them).
I feel like we've played this entire "where the wild things are" theme out with William a million times and we'll play it out a million more times before he grows up. Also - you have to admit, the illustrations, which I think are great, are a key element to the the cult status of this book (and most other children's books).
Jean Yih Kingston
Jean Kingston, who co-founded SixSeeds, spends many of her waking hours in her SUV hauling carloads of children to various and sundry playing fields across the state of Massachusetts. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
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