Throwback Thursdays are a weekly feature on Cocoa With Books that highlights nostalgic childhood and teen reads. Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months Written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak Published by HarperTrophy Collected in this charming book are twelve lilting rhymes and illustrations for the twelve months of the year, with chicken soup as their universal theme. So that is my little walk down memory lane for this week! Do you have a favorite book memory? Share it in the comments!Ĭheck out my past Throwback Thursday posts for more nostalgia.

Shout out to Carole King for providing me with multiple awesome sing-alongs as a kid that I continue to sing as an adult! It should’ve been me who was assigned this month for the school assembly! Throwback Thursdays Chicken Soup with Rice is a book that children and their grown-ups will want to return to month after month. Title: Chicken Soup with Rice Author: Maurice Sendak, Maurice Sendak Edition: Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.

After he was spat out that boy CARED about everything. Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months by Maurice Sendak and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at .uk. Spoiler Alert: Pierre had a lifestyle change after his near-death experience with the lion. So, when his little behind got eaten by a lion I was like “AS IT SHOULD BE!” No mercy! I wasn’t getting away with that and I didn’t know anyone that did either. Season the chicken inside and out with the salt you might not need all of it depending on the size of your chicken.

His main line in the book is “I Don’t Care!” I remember the whole time being like “How is he getting away with acting like this to his parents?! What is this nonsense?!” I was seven and I knew better. Season the chicken and simmer with water. Pierre was a super contrary, disrespectful kid who had an unfortunate encounter with a lion who didn’t play that.

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