Endless adventures await in these lyrical stories that children, and their grown-up readers, will love reading and sharing over and over again.Ī wonderful stocking stuffer or baby shower gift, Maurice Sendak's Nutshell Library will evoke powerful memories for many, and the rhymes and stories continue to speak to new generations of little ones.Īnd if you prefer your Nutshell Library books on their own and not quite so tiny, each is also available in a board book edition. In his lifetime, he illustrated over 80 books, and received many awards, including the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. He began by illustrating other authors books for children, but the first book that he both wrote and illustrated was Kennys Window, published in 1956.
Learn the alphabet with silly alligators, drink chicken soup with rice every month, count visitors with a boy named Johnny, and survive a scare with a boy who doesn’t care. Maurice Sendak was born in Brooklyn, New York. From Maurice Sendak, the Caldecott Medal-winning genius who created Where the Wild Things Are, comes Nutshell Library, which will enchant readers with four classic titles.Ĭontaining pocket-size versions of perennial favorites Alligators All Around, Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny, and Pierre, this pint-size library is perfect for small hands.
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