Where the Wild Things Are tells the story of Max, a mischievous little boy. He wears a white wolf suit that has a long fluffy tail, pointy ears, big claw feet, and a set of whiskers. Because of his outfit and the trouble he gets into, his mother calls him “Wild Thing.” One night Max decides not to join his family for supper and instead grows a forest in his room where he has an encounter with other wild things just like himself.