Good-bye, Chunky Rice is a 1999 graphic novel about friendship written by Craig Thompson.
Good-bye, Chunky Rice was originally published by Top Shelf Productions.
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.
Good-bye, Chunky Rice won Thompson the 2000 Harvey Award for Best New Talent.