Where the Wild Things Are is hailed as the king of the Wild Things and enjoys a playful romp with his subjects. However, he starts to feel lonely and decides to return home, to the Wild Things' dismay. Upon returning to his bedroom, Max discovers a hot supper waiting for him. Sendak began his career as an illustrator, but by the mid-1950s he had decided to start both writing and illustrating his own books. In 1956, he published his first book for which he was the sole author, "Kenny's Window" (1956). Soon after, he began work on another solo effort. The story was supposed to
Where the Wild Things Are was produced by New York City Opera in spring 2011. In 1983, the Walt Disney Studio conducted a series of tests of computer-generated imagery created by Glen Keane and John Lasseter using as their subject "Where the Wild Things Are". In 1999, Isadar released a solo piano musical composition titled "Where the Wild Things Are" which appeared on his album "Active Imagination", inspired by the Sendak book. The composition was revisited and re-recorded in 2012 on Isadar's album, "Reconstructed", with Grammy winner and founder of Windham Hill Records, William Ackerman, producing. The 2005 "Simpsons" episode, "The Girl Who Slept Too