I used to have a great time reading this book to my kids, who are now in their thirties.

There's a skit version of the stoy here (click) for those of you who haven't read the book.

The artwork is half the fun of the book, but the part we liked best was hamming it up when reading the part that went:

And when he came to the place where the Wild Things are, they Roared their Terrible Roars, and Gnashed their Terrible Teeth, and Rolled their Terrible Eyes, and Showed their Terrible Claws. Till Max said, "Be Still."

I suppose you could get psychological and say that it teaches kids to put their fears in perspective - and maybe it does. In the meantime, it's just a fun story, and we always laughed and goofed around when we read it.

-Joe-