Nutshell Library (caldecott Collection) [Hardcover]

From Maurice Sendak, the Caldecott Medal-winning genius who createdWhere the Wild Things Are,comesNutshell Library, which will enchant readers with four classic titles.

Containing pocket-size versions of perennial favoritesAlligators All Around,Chicken Soup with Rice,One Was Johnny, andPierre, this pint-size library is perfect for small hands.

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. Endless adventures await in these lyrical stories that children, and their grown-up readers, will love reading and sharing over and over again.

A wonderful stocking stuffer or baby shower gift, Maurice Sendak'sNutshell Librarywill evoke powerful memories for many, and the rhymes and stories continue to speak to new generations of little ones.

And if you prefer yourNutshell Librarybooks on their own and not quite so tiny, each is also now available in a board book edition.

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 titlesAlligators All Around, Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny,andPierre.(Titles available separately in library and paperback editions.)