To keep some solid steel between yourself and where the wild things are, a range of cruises and self-drive trips are available.

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Now he's taking another big-budget chance, this time on hipster Spike Jonze, director of Where the Wild Things Are, which hits theaters this weekend.

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Displayed in the unit are several posters that he created, along with a doll from "Where the Wild Things Are" still in the original box.

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The Harry Potter books (and Jim Dale's terrific readings for the audios ), Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, and even a well worn copy of a dusty old R.

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First up was "Lunch" by Denise Fleming, about a mouse that eats vegetables and fruit, followed by "Where the Wild Things Are, " the children's classic (beloved by the Obamas) by Maurice Sendak.

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This is Maurice Sendak at 76, as Jennifer Ludden found after a trip into the New England woods to interview the famed author and illustrator of books for young readers, best known for 1964's Where the Wild Things Are.

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It's a world far removed from the majors, where constant turnover is routine, as became clear when the Wild Things' director of marketing and communications, Christine Blaine, responded to a request for comment for this story.

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That evening we eat dinner at the only restaurant in town, a steakhouse where the walls are covered with the pelts and glass-eyed heads of wild things.

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