Peter Schickele

Where the wild things are: Max is sent to bed without any dinner. He sails off to a world inhabited by weird creatures. The nutshell kids: Poems set to music. Dance through the alphabet, good manners, numbers and the months of the year. In the night kitchen: Mickey is awakened by noises in the night. Who's in the kitchen?

Big Bird's desire to find the legendary Chinese phoenix leads him and Barkley the Dog to China. They visit with Chinese schoolchildren, watch a tai ji demonstration, learn some Chinese words and songs, and meet the mischievous Monkey King, a traditional Chinese children's hero.

A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.