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WHAT DO YOU SAY, DEAR? (TEXT RIGHTS ONLY)

Sesyle Joslin Maurice Sendak

A Book of Manners for all occasions

A Handbook of Etiquette for Young Ladies and Gentlemen to be used as a Guide for Everyday Social Behavior.
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!

Maurice Sendak received the Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. Best known for his children's classics, including In the Night Kitchen, Chicken Soup with Rice, Alligators All Around, and the Little Bear books, he has received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the National Medal of Arts, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
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Published 1986-07-17 by HarperCollins

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Published 1986-05-30 by HarperCollins

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Caldecott Honor Book New York Times Best Illustrated Book

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.