What Do You Say, Dear?

Joslin, Sesyle

ISBN 10: 0812431081 ISBN 13: 9780812431087

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 1986

Synopsis

What Do You Say, Dear? What do you say when: you bump into a crocodile on a crowded city street?a nice gentleman introduces you to a baby elephant?the Queen feeds you so much spaghetti that you don't fit in your chair anymore?This is the funniest book of manners you'll ever read!

About this title

Review:

"Delightfully absurd situations and elegant and exceedingly funny illustrations. For this encyclopedia of manners, there is just one thing possible to say and that is, 'Thank you, thank you very much."--" The Kirkus Reviews"

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0812431081
• ISBN 13: 9780812431087
• Binding: Library Binding
• Illustrator: Sendak Maurice