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Chicken Soup, Boots
by
Maira Kalman
"What are you going to be when you grow up?" Here's an exploration of this age-old question as only the creator of Max in Hollywood, Baby could do it. A dazzling series of linked portraits deftly draws us into a colorful, fantastical world full of people engaged in assorted occupations. Full-color illustrations.
Hardcover, 400 pages
Published
October 1st 1993
by Viking Juvenile
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Although this was not one of my favorite books, it was definitely an interesting book to say the least. Chicken Soup, Boots is a really random book talking about different jobs. The take away message is good; it talks about how you will discover yourself, and you will find a job that you love as you grow older. This book gives children the feeling that they can do any thing that they want, and it is full of colorful illustrations, humor, and satisfying job accounts. This book contains A LOT of t...more
I LOVE THIS BOOK! This is one of the first books I remember reading. Needless to say, it's not a complex writing style. But it's so original and the illustrations... oh, the illustrations! I have no words to describe them. You have to see it yourself. They're so free and brimming with life and they capture the essence of whatever the subject may be magnificently. And the words (some of which are interestingly colored, by the way) are strung together simply but beautifully, and the characters are...more
I love Maira Kalman. I can imagine her illustrations and writing are not for everyone, but they are for us. Somehow she strikes the right note with our family. The illustrations are kind of whacky and colorful and detailed. The text is very wordy and like freeform jazz poetry. Yet even if it is long, our kids love it, and so do the parents.
This one is about jobs you can have as an adult, including short order cook, illustrator, doctor, piano tuner, etc. etc. Very fun.
Just re-read with the 11yo...more
This one is about jobs you can have as an adult, including short order cook, illustrator, doctor, piano tuner, etc. etc. Very fun.
Just re-read with the 11yo...more
This book makes me cry every time I read it.
excellent book!
I loved this book when I was a kid.
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Maira Kalman was born in Tel Aviv and moved to New York with her family at the age of four. She has worked as a designer, author, illustrator and artist for more than thirty years without formal training. Her work is a narrative journal of her life and all its absurdities. She has written and illustrated twelve children's books including Ooh-la-la- Max in Love, What Pete Ate, and Swami on Rye . Sh...more
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