Good-bye, Chunky Rice Paperback by Craig Thompson

Product Details

• Publisher: Pantheon (2006-05-09)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 128 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780375714764
• Item Weight: 294.84 grams
• Dimensions: 7.98 x 6.58 x 0.44 cm

The Harvey Award-winning debut graphic novel from the internationally acclaimed author of Blankets—about a turtle who heeds his inner voice to leave his fishing village and his best friend to embark on a life-changing journey.
 
This here be the first ever “graphical novel book” by Craig Thompson. It was winnning a Harvey Award, no less. It documentates the once upon a time in our fishing village town and a short turtle lad name of Chunky, last name Rice.
 
Mister Chunky Rice be living in the same rooming house likewise myself, only that boy be restless. Looking for something. And he puts hisself on my brother Chuck’s ship and boats out to sea to find it. Only he be departin’ from his bestest of all friends, his deer mouse, I mean, mouse deer chum Dandel.
 
Now why in a whirl would someone leave beyond a buddy? Just what be that turtle lad searchings for? I said you best read the book to find out. Merle said, “Doot doot.”

About the Author

CRAIG THOMPSON was made in Michigan in 1975, but risen up in Wisconsin and he drawed this very here book after departin’ for Portland, Oregon, in 1997 and missing likewise his chums and girl-buddies.

He’s mostest beknown for his best–sold graphical novel book Blankets—to be winning also three Harvey Awards and two Ignatz Awards. Translationized into thirteen—count ‘em—languages, lands like Morocco and Switzerland and Phoenix, but he’s plopped hisself settled-like in Portland. For the being-time.