Where the Wild Things Are
A Caldecott Award Winner
Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Medal-winning picture book has become one of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children's books of all time. A must for every child's bookshelf.
This iconic story has inspired a movie, an opera, and the imagination of generations. When Max dresses in his wolf suit...
Ezra Klein mentioned the title when his five‑year‑old grandson asked to read it, noting that it still captivated young children. He described the book as a fantastic and wonderful read, highlighting its lasting appeal for younger audiences.
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Episode: Best Of: Why Adults Lose the ‘Beginner’s Mind’
Ezra relayed his fiveyearold grandson recalling the book and asking to read it, confirming its lasting appeal for young children.
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my fiveyearold grandson ... said you mean where the wild things are ... could we read that book at your house.
Episode: Best Of: Why Adults Lose the ‘Beginner’s Mind’
Ezra recounted how his fiveyearold grandson asked for the book, confirming its lasting appeal and he praised it as a fantastic, wonderful read for younger children.
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My fiveyearold grandson ... said you mean where the wild things are ... that's it the one with the wild things ... that's a fantastic wonderful book.
Episode: Why Adults Lose the ‘Beginner’s Mind’
Ezra recounted that his fiveyearold grandson asked for Where the Wild Things Are, confirming the book's lasting appeal with children.
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my fiveyearold grandson ... said, you know, that book that you have at your house with the little boy who has like this white suit and he goes to the island with the monsters on it... you mean Where the Wild Things Are? He said, that's it, the one with the wild things with the monsters.
Episode: Why Adults Lose the ‘Beginner’s Mind’
Ezra recounted his fiveyearold grandson asking for the book, confirming its lasting appeal to children.
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My fiveyearold grandson ... you mean Where the Wild Things Are? ... He said, that's it, the one with the wild things with the monsters. Do you still have that book?
The monsters in the book were mentioned, in relation to a horror movie scene Bill Burr couldn't recall, that had a monster skating on a lake with an axe.
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I know this isn't it but it picture of my mind is uh What is that monster book? Where the Wild Things Are you remember what those monsters look like in my memory? That's what the monster looked like skating across the fucking lake uh
Bill Burr recalled a hazy memory of a movie or scene where a monster looked similar to the monsters from the book, skating across a lake.
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I'm picturing is what is that monster book? Where the Wild Things Are you remember what those monsters look like in my memory? That's what the monster looked like skating across the fucking lake
Bill Burr mentioned the book while trying to recall a horror movie he saw, comparing a monster from a movie to the monsters in the book.
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I know this isn't it but it picture of my mind is uh What is that monster book? Where the Wild Things Are you remember what those monsters look like in my memory? That's what the monster looked like skating across the fucking lake uh
Bill Burr recalled a horror movie he saw on late-night TV, and it reminded him of the monsters from this book, though he clarified that the movie wasn't related to it.
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I know this isn't it but it picture of my mind is what is that monster book? Where the Wild Things Are you remember what those monsters look like in my memory? That's what the monster looked like skating across the fucking lake
Bill Burr recalled a horror movie he saw late at night where a monster, that looked similar to the monsters in this book, was skating across a pond with an axe.
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I know this isn't it but it picture of my mind is uh What is that monster book? Where the Wild Things Are you remember what those monsters look like in my memory? That's what the monster looked like skating across the fucking lake uh
Bill Burr recalled a vague memory of a horror movie involving a monster that looked similar to the monsters from the book, while skating across a lake with an axe.
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I know this isn't it but it picture of my mind is what is that monster book? Where the Wild Things Are you remember what those monsters look like in my memory? That's what the monster looked like skating across the fucking lake
Bill Burr briefly mentioned the book's monsters while trying to recall a horror movie he saw, comparing the monster in his memory to the book's monsters skating across a lake with an axe.
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I know this isn't it but it picture of my mind is uh What is that monster book? Where the Wild Things Are you remember what those monsters look like in my memory? That's what the monster looked like skating across the fucking lake uh
The hosts noted that the title was the most recent book they had read, with one mentioning that it often came to mind while coaching youth sports. Both simply referenced it as a recent read without offering a detailed endorsement.
Episode: C&R - Boswell Blazed His Sports Niche
They said it was the last book they had read and mentioned they thought about it often while coaching kids in youth sports.
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Last book I read was Where the Wild Things Are. I think about this a lot when I coach kids.
Episode: The Best Of Covino & Rich
One of the hosts said it was the last book he had read.
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Last book I read was where the wild things are.
Episode: Hour 2 – MLB Poor Marketing of Stars
One of the hosts mentioned reading it and called it a great book.
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I did not. I read where the wild things are. It's a great book.
Episode: The Best of The Dan Patrick Show
The hosts asked about a favorite children's book and one of them mentioned "Where the Wild Things Are" as the answer.
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What did they say in your favorite children's book? Where the wild things are? Let the wild rump is start.
Episode: The Best of The Dan Patrick Show
The hosts asked about a favorite children's book and identified "Where the Wild Things Are," recalling the iconic line about letting the wild rumpus start.
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What did they say in your favorite children's book? Where the wild things are? Let the wild rumpus start. Let the wild rumpus start.
Episode: Hour 1 – Ghost Stories, Watching the NFL Is Expens...
One of the hosts asked about their favorite children's book and answered with "Where the Wild Things Are" as the title.
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What did they say in your favorite children's book? Where the wild things are.
Adam Carolla was very critical of the book, calling it "a pile of shit" and criticizing its lack of substance for children. He read excerpts from the book to highlight its simplicity and repetitiveness.
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And I'm now especially angry at Where the Wild Things Are.
— Episode: Doug Benson + David Alan Grier (Carolla...
Episode: Doug Benson + David Alan Grier (Carolla Classics)
Adam Carolla was very critical of the book, calling it "a pile of shit" and criticizing its lack of substance for children. He read excerpts from the book to highlight its simplicity and repetitiveness.
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And I'm now especially angry at Where the Wild Things Are.
It's for them. They're looking at the pictures.
And now they're going to make a movie. The movie is going to come out this week and it's going to make a billion dollars and the A-hole that wrote this book is going to get rich or richer often.
The book was referenced when discussing how the speaker, Kathy, was acting like a monster in the club, which reminded the host of the famous children's book.
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And then Kathy's like, okay, let's not let Kathy totally off the hook. Kathy was 100% mad at Rina and she was mad that Kyle didn't stick up for her. It was not about, oh, I thought this would be a mom...
— Episode: RHOBH: Sisters Are Ruinin' It For Themse...
Episode: RHOBH: Sisters Are Ruinin' It For Themselves
The book was referenced when discussing how the speaker, Kathy, was acting like a monster in the club, which reminded the host of the famous children's book.
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And then Kathy's like, okay, let's not let Kathy totally off the hook. Kathy was 100% mad at Rina and she was mad that Kyle didn't stick up for her. It was not about, oh, I thought this would be a moment to promote.
The hosts noted it was the last book they had read, mentioning it as a memorable reference during the conversation.
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It's the last book you read where the wild things are.
— Episode: Best of The Herd
Episode: Best of The Herd
The hosts noted it was the last book they had read, mentioning it as a memorable reference during the conversation.
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It's the last book you read where the wild things are.
Episode: Hour 1 - Football is king
They said it was the last book they read and praised it as a great book.
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Let the wild rump is stark good. So good day. It's a last book you read where the wild things are. It's a great book. I you know, I want to I want to leave on top rich is hard to top that one.
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