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Written in 1963 , it was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1964 . It also won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and was an ALA Notable Book.

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The story also formed the basis of a children's Opera of the Same Title by British composer Oliver Knussen . The first (incomplete) performance was in Brussels in 1980 , with the first complete performance of the final version given by the Glyndebourne Touring Opera in London in 1984 . This was followed The Next Year by its first U.S. performance in Saint Paul, Minnesota .

A 1988 Animated adaptation contains narration by Peter Schickele , who also composed the music.

In 1997 , composer Randall Woolf and Maurice Sendak created a ballet version for the American Repertory Ballet , which subsequently toured the United States. Woolf's version employs electric guitar, digital audio processing, and drumset.

A live-action movie version is currently in pre-production, with Spike Jonze to direct, due in 2007 .

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The song "Where The Wild Things Are" by Metallica is based on the book.

The song Where The Wild Things Are by Chenard Walcker is based on the book.

Bell Atlantic commercials used to feature details from the book.

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The creation of the book and a page by page analysis . Original dummy copies.