We all have them, those books that take you back to a place & time when things were warm & fuzzy & full of possibilities. For me one of those books is Where The Wild Things Are. I read this book countless times as a child, I read It to my kids & I have reviewed it on this blog. So when I saw the preview for the movie due out on October 16th you can imagine my excitement.

At first I was so elated to take my kids to see this movie made from a family favorite. However over a period of days I became anxious about how the movie would be. Would it capture the fun & frolic that the original author & illustrator did so well in the book? Would this movie bring a classic to a new generation and inspire them to crack the binding on the original? Or would the movie replace the book & the love of this treasure be lost forever?

I am still planning on taking my boys, but only to enhance our wild things experience and in no way take anything away from the literature. I guess in the end the responsibility lies on the individual & how much they want out of something.

I am hoping that this will be all we dreamed of in a movie, but if not I guess we can always go home & snuggle down with the book!

The movie is due out on October 16th in our area! I am planning on seeing it as stated & hope you will let me know what you think as well!