HarperCollins, New York, 1991.
Hardcover edition, 32 pages, ISBN 978-0064432535.
Sendak's classic personal-sized Book of Months is comprised of a dozen seasonally appropriate verses of a single poetic tribute to a traditionally winter staple. Accompanied by simple black and white sketches colorized in pastel blue, yellow and green, each fanciful verse follows an easily memorized pattern of rhyming triplet with contrasting three-part refrain:
"In June
I saw a charming group
of roses all begin
to droop.
I pepped them up
with chicken soup!
Sprinkle once
sprinkle twice
sprinkle chicken soup with rice."
The strange applications of chicken soup are sure to keep children laughing as they join in on the refrain.
Great for quoting during programs, the format being too small to share pictures with a group.
Helps teaching the narrative sequencing of months, and easy memorization of rhyming text.
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