Good-bye, Chunky Rice

Good-bye, Chunky Rice is a 1999 graphic novel about friendship written by Craig Thompson. It was originally published by Top Shelf Productions.

Goodbye, Chunky Rice

Good-Bye Chunky Rice book cover, 6th printing
Author	Craig Thompson
Illustrator	Craig Thompson
Cover artist	Craig Thompson
Language	English
Genre	Graphic novel
Publisher	Top Shelf Productions
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	128
ISBN	1-891830-09-0
OCLC	42966371

Publication history

Good-bye, Chunky Rice was originally published by Top Shelf Productions. It would be re-released in a new format by Pantheon Books in May 2006. Before this, the graphic novel had six printings with Top Shelf.

Plot

The book tells the story of Chunky Rice, a small turtle who leaves his familiar surroundings, including his deer mouse best friend, to enter the next phase of his life. Other side characters in the novel also experience similar losses of friendship through tragedy or their own choice.

Critical reception

Good-bye, Chunky Rice won Thompson the 2000 Harvey Award for Best New Talent.^[1][2]