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His work is essential reading for any childhood, and a lasting pleasure for adults who grew up with him.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nutshell-library-mini-book-set-by-maurice-sendak","title":"Nutshell Library Mini Book Set by Maurice Sendak","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContaining pocket-size versions of perennial favorites \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlligators All Around\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChicken Soup with Rice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne Was Johnny\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePierre\u003c\/em\u003e, 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. 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