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Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months

by Maurice Sendak · 1962

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Maurice Sendak, the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the iconic Where the Wild Things Are,created a warmly loved classic book of months, in verse, with Chicken Soup with Rice.

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This rhyming book cleverly uses a little boy's love for soup to teach children the months of the year and features Sendak's imaginative drawings and lyrical verses.

Who says you can only slurp chicken soup with rice in cold January or freezing December? Chicken soup with rice is nice all year round!

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childrenspicture booksyoung adult
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short · 32 pages
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