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An adolescent named Max has an active imagination, and he will throw fits if others don’t go along 

with what he wants. Max, following an incident with Claire (his sister) and her friends, and 

following a tantrum which he throws as a result of his Mother paying more attention to her boyfriend 

than to him – runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away 

physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by 

large wild beasts, including one named Carol who is much like Max himself in temperament. Instead of 

eating Max like they normally would with creatures of his type, the wild things befriend Max after 

he proclaims himself a king who can magically solve all their problems.