,CHICKEN ,SOUP WITH ,RICE

           ,A ,BOOK OF ,MONTHS

BY ,MAURICE ,SENDAK
,,TX #ABHH
,SCHOLASTIC ,BOOK ,SERVICES
                        ,GR4 #A ,BRAILLE
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           ,A ,BOOK OF ,MONTHS
        ,CHICKEN ,SOUP WITH ,RICE

             ,MAURICE ,SENDAK

,SCHOLASTIC ,BOOK ,SERVICES .K ,NEW
,YORK1 ,TORONTO1 ,LONDON1 ,AUCKLAND1
,SYDNEY1 ,TOKYO

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        ,FOR ,MRS4 ,IDA ,PERLES
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                ,,JANUARY

,IN ,JANUARY
IT'S SO NICE
WHILE SLIPPING
ON THE SLIDING ICE
TO SIP HOT CHICKEN SOUP
WITH RICE4
,SIPPING ONCE
SIPPING TWICE
SIPPING CHICKEN SOUP
WITH RICE4
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                ,,FEBRUARY

,IN ,FEBRUARY
IT WILL BE
MY SNOWMAN'S
ANNIVERSARY
WITH CAKE FOR HIM
AND SOUP FOR ME6
,HAPPY ONCE
HAPPY TWICE
HAPPY CHICKEN SOUP
WITH RICE4                            #B
                 ,,MARCH

,IN ,MARCH THE WIND
BLOWS DOWN THE DOOR
AND SPILLS MY SOUP
UPON THE FLOOR4
,IT LAPS IT UP
AND ROARS FOR MORE4
,BLOWING ONCE
BLOWING TWICE
BLOWING CHICKEN SOUP
WITH RICE4
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                 ,,APRIL

,IN ,APRIL
,I WILL GO AWAY
TO FAR OFF ,SPAIN
OR OLD ,BOMBAY
AND DREAN ABOUT
HOT SOUP ALL DAY4
,OH MY OH ONCE
OH MY OH TWICE
OH MY OH
CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE4               #C
                  ,,MAY

,IN ,MAY
,I TRULY THINK IT BEST
TO BE A ROBIN
LIGHTLY DRESSED
CONCOCTING SOUP
INSIDE MY NEST4
,MIX IT ONCE
MIX IT TWICE
MIT THAT CHICKEN SOUP 
WITH RICE4
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                 ,,JUNE

,IN ,JUNE
,I SAW A CHARMING GROUP
OF ROSES ALL BEGIN
TO DROOP4
,I PEPPED THEM UP
WITH CHICKEN SOUP6
,SPRINKLE ONCE
SPRINKLE TWICE
SPRINKLE CHICKEN SOUP 
WITH RICE4                            #D
                 ,,JULY

,IN ,JULY
,I'LL TAKE A PEEP
INTO THE COOL
AND FISHY DEEP
WHERE CHICKEN SOUP
IS SELLING CHEAP4
,SELLING ONCE
SELLING TWICE
SELLING CHICKEN SOUP
WITH RICE4
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                ,,AUGUST

,IN ,AUGUST
IT WILL BE SO HOT
,I WILL BECOME
A COOKING POT
COOKING SOUP OF COURSE4
,WHY NOT8
,COOKING ONCE
COOKING TWICE
COOKING CHICKEN SOUP
WITH RICE4                            #E
              ,,SEPTEMBER

,IN ,SEPTEMBER
FOR A WHILE
,I WILL RIDE
A CROCODILE
DOWN THE
CHICKEN SOUPY ,NILE4
,PADDLE ONCE
PADDLE TWICE
PADDLE CHICKEN SOUP
WITH RICE4
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              ,,OCTOBER

,IN ,OCTOBER
,I'LL BE HOST
TO WITCHES1 GOBLINS
AND A GHOST4
,I'LL SERVE THEM
CHICKEN SOUP
ON TOAST4
,WHOOPY ONCE
WHOOPY TWICE
WHOOPY CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE4        #F
              ,,NOVEMBER

,IN ,NOVEMBER'S
GUSTY GALE
,I WILL FLOP
MY FLIPPY TAIL
AND SPOUT HOT SOUP4
,I'LL BE A WHALE6
,SPOUTING ONCE
SPOUTING TWICE
SPOUTING CHICKEN SOUP 
WITH RICE4
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              ,,DECEMBER

,IN ,DECEMBER
,I WILL BE
A BAUBLED BANGLED
,CHRISTMAS TREE
WITH SOUP BOWLS
DRAPED ALL OVER ME4
,MERRY ONCE
MERRY TWICE
MERRY CHICKEN SOUP
WITH RICE4                            #G
,I TOLD YOU ONCE
,I TOLD YOU TWICE
ALL SEASONS 
OF THE YEAR
ARE NICE
FOR EATING
CHICKEN SOUP
WITH RICE6
















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                 ,,JANU>Y

,9 ,JANU>Y
X'S S NICE
:ILE SLIPP+
ON ! SLID+ ICE
6SIP HOT *ICK5 S\P
) RICE4
,SIPP+ ONCE
SIPP+ TWICE
SIPP+ *ICK5 S\P
) RICE4
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                ,,FEBRU>Y

,9 ,FEBRU>Y
X W 2
MY SN[MAN'S
ANNIV]S>Y
) CAKE = HM
& S\P = ME6
,HAPPY ONCE
HAPPY TWICE
HAPPY *ICK5 S\P
) RICE4                              #AJ
                  ,,M>*

,9 ,M>* ! W9D
BL[S D[N ! DOOR
& SPILLS MY S\P
^U ! FLOOR4
,X LAPS X UP
& RO>S = M4
,BL[+ ONCE
BL[+ TWICE
BL[+ *ICK5 S\P
) RICE4
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                 ,,APRIL

,9 ,APRIL
,I W G AWAY
6F> (F ,SPA9
OR OLD ,BOMBAY
& DR1M AB
HOT S\P ALL "D4
,OH MY OH ONCE
OH MY OH TWICE
OH MY OH
CHICKEN S\P ) RICE4                  #AA
                  ,,MAY

,9 ,MAY
,I TRULY ?9K X BE/
6BE A ROB9
LI<TLY DRESS$
3COCT+ S\P
9SIDE MY NE/4
,MIX X ONCE
MIX X TWICE
MIX T *ICK5 S\P
) RICE4
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                 ,,JUNE

,9 ,JUNE
,I SAW A *>M+ GR\P
( ROSES ALL 2G9
6DROOP4
,I PEPP$ !M UP
) *ICK5 S\P6
,SPR9KLE ONCE
SPR9KLE TWICE
SPR9KLE *ICK5 S\P
) RICE4                              #AB
                 ,,JULY

,9 ,JULY
,I'LL TAKE A PEEP
96! COOL
& FI%Y DEEP
": *ICK5 S\P
IS SELL+ *1P4
,SELL+ ONCE
SELL+ TWICE
SELL+ *ICK5 S\P
) RICE4
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                ,,AUGU/

,9 ,AUGU/
,X W 2 S HOT
,I W 2COME
A COOK+ POT
COOK+ S\P ( C\RSE4
,:Y N8
,COOK+ ONCE
COOK+ TWICE
COOK+ *ICK5 S\P
) RICE4                              #AC
               ,,SEPTEMB]

,9 ,SEPTEMB]
=A :ILE
,I W RIDE
A CROCODILE
D[N !
*ICK5 S\PY ,NILE4
,PA4LE ONCE
PA4LE TWICE
PA4LE *ICK5 S\P
) RICE4
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               ,,OCTOB]

,9 ,OCTOB]
,I'LL 2 HO/
6WIT*ES1 GOBL9S
&A <O/4 
,I'LL S]VE !M
*ICK5 S\P
ON TOA/4
,:OOPY ONCE
:OOPY TWICE
:OOPY *ICK5 S\P ) RICE4              #AD
               ,,NOVEMB]

,9 ,NOVEMB]'S
GU/Y GALE
,I W FLOP
MY FLIPPY TAIL
& SP\T HOT S\P4
,I'LL 2 A :ALE6
,SP\T+ ONCE
SP\T+ TWICE
SP\T+ *ICK5 S\P
) RICE4
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               ,,DECEMB]

,9 ,DECEMB]
,I W 2
A BAU#D BANGL$
,*RI/MAS TREE
) S\P B[LS
DRAP$ ALL OV] ME4
,M]RY ONCE
M]RY TWICE
M]RY *ICK5 S\P
) RICE4                              #AE
,I TOLD Y ONCE
,I TOLD Y TWICE
ALL S1SONS
(! YE>
>E NICE
= EAT+
*ICK5 S\P
) RICE6
















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