Chicken Soup with Rice - The Nutshell Library [1st British Edition]

Sendak, Maurice

ISBN 10: 0001951084 / ISBN 13: 9780001951082

Published by Collins, London and Glasgow, 1964

About this Item

30pp, bound in yellow cloth, with the binding and hinges tight, color illustrations throughout. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. The book interior shows one torn corner. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and shows edge wear/tear, with light staining. MINIATURE BOOK.

Seller Inventory # 011376

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chicken Soup with Rice - The Nutshell Library [1st British Edition]
• Publisher: Collins, London and Glasgow
• Publication Date: 1964
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0001951084
• ISBN 13: 9780001951082
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First British Edition
• Condition: Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • CHILDREN'S & YOUNG ADULT
  • MINIATURE BOOKS

About this title

Synopsis

‘Each month is gay, each season nice, when eating chicken soup with rice.’

Author Biography: Maurice Sendak received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration, and he remains the only American ever awarded this honor. In 1983 Sendak received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, given in recognition of his entire body of work. He also received a 1996 National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America.

About the Author

In addition to Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak's books include Kenny's Window, Very Far Away, The Sign on Rosie's Door, Nutshell Library (consisting of Chicken Soup with Rice, Alligators All Around, One Was Johnny, and Pierre), Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life, In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy, and Bumble-Ardy.

He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are; the 1970 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration; the 1983 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, given by the American Library Association in recognition of his entire body of work; and a 1996 National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, he received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government.

In addition to Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak's books include Kenny's Window, Very Far Away, The Sign on Rosie's Door, Nutshell Library (consisting of Chicken Soup with Rice, Alligators All Around, One Was Johnny, and Pierre), Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life, In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy, and Bumble-Ardy.

He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are; the 1970 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration; the 1983 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, given by the American Library Association in recognition of his entire body of work; and a 1996 National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, he received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government.