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{{Short description|Book by Craig Thompson}}
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| caption  =  ''Good-Bye Chunky Rice'' book cover, 6th printing
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| genre          =  [[Graphic novel]]
| publisher      =  [[Top Shelf Productions]]
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| media_type     =  Print (paperback)
| pages          =  128
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'''''Good-bye, Chunky Rice''''' is a 1999 [[graphic novel]] about friendship written by [[Craig Thompson]]. It was originally published by [[Top Shelf Productions]].

==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.<ref name=MotherJones>Mechanic, Michael. [http://motherjones.com/media/2011/09/craig-thompson-blankets-habibi-interview "Craig Thompson—The Devil Made Me Draw It"]. ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]''. September/October 2011</ref><ref name=Harvey2000>[http://www.harveyawards.org/awards_2000win.html "2000 Harvey Award Winners"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109204554/http://www.harveyawards.org/awards_2000win.html |date=2010-11-09 }}. The Harvey Awards. Retrieved November 14, 2011.</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1999 graphic novels]]
[[Category:Top Shelf Productions titles]]
[[Category:Comics by Craig Thompson]]
[[Category:Graphic novels about animals]]
[[Category:Comics about anthropomorphic turtles]]
[[Category:Comics about anthropomorphic mice and rats]]


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