Alligators All Around, along with the other three classic Nutshell Library titles (Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny, and Pierre), is the first board book edition of Maurice Sendak's original work! You loved Nutshell Library as a miniature collection, and these large board books will make it even easier for children to share with their grown-up readers.
From A to Zippity zound, Alligators All Around has made learning the ABCs fun for over fifty years. The combination of Maurice Sendak's signature humor and artwork creates all-around irresistible alphabet fun."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Maurice Sendak's children's books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop! and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government.
An alligator jamboree, with all the letters A through Z."
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Seller: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 2nd Ed. 16mo. A good copy, Immediate despatch from the UK brown mark on front d/w a few small marks to pages. Book. Seller Inventory # 500020758
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Seller: Bartlesville Public Library, Bartlesville, OK, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. ardcover. Good condition. Measures a miniature 2.5 inches x 3.5 inches. Internal contents and full-color illustrations are exceptionally clean, bright, and free of markings or inscriptions. Binding is tight and square. Accompanied by the original illustrated dust jacket, which shows standard, age-appropriate rubbing and notable wear along the fragile outer edges and corners. A lovely, highly collectible vintage copy of Sendak's celebrated alligator alphabet primer in its original small-format layout. Seller Inventory # 001995
Seller: Monroe Bridge Books, MABA Member, Houlton, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First British Edition. Unpaginated, bound in yellow cloth, with the binding and hinges tight, color illustrations throughout. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and shows edge wear, with light staining. MINIATURE BOOK. Seller Inventory # 011378