So the term "wild rumpus" is a fairly common one, and anytime you hear it, you can be sure it's derived from Sendak's classic tale, whether the phrase is altered slightly or preserved in its original wording, as with this " new music collective" or this Minneapolis bookstore. Why? Because we read them as kids, so they've been in our brains longer. Say the words "let the wild rumpus start!" to a group of two-year-olds, and they'll start dancing their toddler butts off.įamous lines from children's books tend to entrench themselves more firmly in our vernacular than do lines from adult books. But who are we to question the king of chidlren's lit? Where you've heard it Lots of folks misquote this one as "Let the wild rumpus begin!" And we're gonna be honest: that kinda has a nicer ring to it. It's not especially graceful, but they seem to be having fun with it, so…we won't judge. There's a lot of stomping and bouncing around. In Where the Wild Things Are, a young boy named Max announces the start of the "wild rumpus," in which he and his new wild friends are about to get jiggy with it…in their own special way. Like a roomful of kindergartners on a sugar high right after lunch or that party you threw while your parents were out of town that got so wild it woke up the neighbors. Well, it's any sort of loud commotion, really. Who among us doesn't enjoy a good rumpus? We know that any time we've gone more than a week or two without one, we start to suffer from rumpus withdrawal. Friendship Maurice Sendak Dreams Positive Where the Wild Things Are Happy Literature Motivational Experience Relationship Context
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