| Nutshell Library: Alligators All Around, Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny, Pierre Contributor(s): Sendak, Maurice (Author), Sendak, Maurice (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060255005 ISBN-13: 9780060255008 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1962 Annotation: "An alphabet book, a book of rhymes about each month, a counting book, and a cautionary tale are all written and illustrated by Sendak. What more could anyone ask?--"School Library Journal." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Counting & Numbers - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Alphabet |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 62013315 |
| Series: Caldecott Collection |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 2.8" W x 4" (0.40 lbs) 4 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This 4-volume boxed set contains an alphabet book, a book of rhymes about each month, a counting book, and a cautionary tale all written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Includes the titles "Alligators All Around, Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny," and "Pierre."(Titles available separately in library and paperback editions.) |
Contributor Bio(s): Sendak, Maurice: - Maurice Sendak's children's books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government. |