Nutshell Library
Product ID: 5792011
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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. Containing 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. 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's Nutshell Library will evoke powerful memories for many, and the rhymes and stories continue to speak to new generations of little ones. And if you prefer your Nutshell Library books on their own and not quite so tiny, each is also available in a board book edition. Review: Small but mighty, great purchase - Maurice Sendak must haves. The "nutshell library" is a classic. Books are hard cover, beautifully made, artwork is vibrant. The small cardboard case that holds them also well constructed. These books, from 1962, are fun, rythmic, and sing-songy. Easy for children to hold. A word of caution. Some modern parents find them too scary. Really, a lion that swallows a child because he didn't seen to care about anything or anyone. To me, it's fun and interesting. I get requests to read this one over and over. If there is any drawback, it is that they are manufactured in China. Review: Sweet books - tiny size but that’s ok - My three year old loves them!
| Best Sellers Rank | #18,687 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #17 in Children's Alligator & Crocodile Books (Books) #26 in Children's Math Fiction #77 in Nursery Rhymes |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,139 Reviews |
A**T
Small but mighty, great purchase
Maurice Sendak must haves. The "nutshell library" is a classic. Books are hard cover, beautifully made, artwork is vibrant. The small cardboard case that holds them also well constructed. These books, from 1962, are fun, rythmic, and sing-songy. Easy for children to hold. A word of caution. Some modern parents find them too scary. Really, a lion that swallows a child because he didn't seen to care about anything or anyone. To me, it's fun and interesting. I get requests to read this one over and over. If there is any drawback, it is that they are manufactured in China.
B**S
Sweet books - tiny size but that’s ok
My three year old loves them!
M**G
A Treasured Collection and a new family heirloom
This set was much loved by my siblings and me when I was a child (f68) and my grandchildren loved it just as much. Bonus, on Youtube there’s a video of Carol King singing the Chicken Soup with Rice book to an animated cartoon. Warning though, if you play it more than twice, you will not be able to get it out of your head! My personal favorite is Pierre.
D**.
Gift - they loved them
I bought this for a friend of mine. I already have a set and love the tiny books. They're very lovely stories.
S**D
Wonderfully Made...
My wife had these as a kid in the late 1960s or early 1970s. They are very well made and true to the original. Wonderfully done. I bought them just to put in a little display in a bookcase. I would buy them again.
N**E
Great Value. Four classic books in one.
I read these books to my own toddlers many years ago. The kids love the images and the rhythm of repetition. Now I buy them as gifts for new babies as well as for parents of babies and toddlers. At one time there was recorded music available for Chicken Soup With Rice. Suitable for babies and kids up through about age 5.
C**Y
A Favorite Set of Fun MiniBooks
A personal favorite. I bought this for my kindergarten age grandchild, hoping she might be able to read some of it herself. Mini-size books fit in her little hands very nicely. Books are also fun to read out loud to a child; good rhymes and silly stories/drawings. Each little book is hardcover with a paper jacket and all of them fit into their little box together to make a nice set.
J**H
Nutshell Library
I love these little book!
Y**E
Fantastic books for children. Counting, the alphabet, months of the year etc
These little books are part of a full play, Really Rosie, sung by Carole King and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. The whole play (in 3 videos) and each of the four books has a you tube video. The books are much more fun with the video. Or at least with the soundtrack.
E**.
Sendak stories in rhyme
Lovely books for 3-6 year kids
M**N
All perfect!
Everything was perfect!
E**A
We love them
We love this designer. They are light small books that I can carry easily in the bag so I can entertain the kids when we go out without carrying heavy books. For the rest use your imagination ... Adoriamo questo disegnatore. Sono libretti piccoli leggeri che stanno nella borsa così posso intrattenere i bimbi in giro senza portare libri pesanti. Il resto poi la nostra fantasia ...
A**R
Awesome!
Very Cute. Great Books. Makes a super gift.
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