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Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories (2001)

Beautiful animation and rhythmic melodies bring classic Maurice Sendak stories to life.

Genre : Animation, Family, Fantasy

Runtime : 35M

Synopsis

Part of the Scholastic Video Collection, "Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories" brings 3 Maurice Sendak stories to life on the screen. 1- Where the Wild Things Are (Music and Narration by Peter Schickele) 2- The Nutshell Kids (Charming Poems set to music including "Alligators All Around", "Pierre", "One Was Johnny", and "Chicken Soup With Rice") 3- In The Night Kitchen (Narrated by Peter Schickele)

Actors

Peter Schickele
Peter Schickele
Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak

Crews

Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak
Writer

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