This illustrated 4-volume hardcover box 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.”
These mini hardbacks (each approx 9cm tall) are an ideal size for little hands.
“What more could anyone ask? These books are truly for all ages.” – SLJ.
Age 3+
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.