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
The Boy Who Cried Fabulous The Boy Who Cried Fabulous The Boy Who Cried Fabulous (Tricycle Press, March 2004 ) is a children's book by Lesléa Newman and is illustrated by Peter Ferguson. Visually set in a mid-20th-century America, it is about an enthusiastic boy called Roger who keeps getting sidetracked when walking home or to school by all the "fabulous" things he sees. At first he is scolded by his parents, who forbid the word "fabulous", leading him to come up with other celebratory adjectives. But after a time they come to appreciate their son's unique way of seeing the world. The "Publishers Weekly"