Chester

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Chester is more than a picture book. It is a story told, and retold, by dueling author-illustrators. Mélanie Watt starts out with the story of a mouse in a house. Then Mélanie's cat, Chester, sends the mouse packing and proceeds to cover the pages with rewrites from his red marker, and the gloves are off.Mélanie and her mouse won't take Chester's antics lying down. And Chester is obviously a creative powerhouse with confidence to spare. Where will this war of the picture-book makers lead? Is it a one-way ticket to Chesterville, or will Mélanie get her mouse production off the ground?

Lexile Measure: 350L (What's this?)

Series: Chester

Paperback: 32 pages

Publisher: Kids Can Press; Reprint edition (August 1, 2009)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1554534607

ISBN-13: 978-1554534609

Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 0.1 x 11 inches

Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #38,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #225 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Cats #1954 in Books > Children's Books > Humor #11709 in Books > Reference

Age Range: 4 - 8 years

Grade Level: Preschool - 3

We are a couple owned by a cat, as anyone who knows cats understands. We also own a bookstore. But enough about us, Hobo says. Here's Hobo's take on "Chester":Hobo: Chester is a way cool cat. Take it from this famous and handsome cat, I recognize Chester's prowess as a fellow writer. Way to go, Chester, keeping Melanie in line, and telling that silly mouse who's boss. Don't get me wrong, I love Melanie's drawings, just like I love Susan Gage's drawings in my book, but I really appreciate all your footnotes and corrections. I give you two thumbs up (I really do have thumbs!)People owned by Hobo, bookstore folks: people love this book. I just had someone buy this out of the store this morning, at full price, which is saying a lot, because hardcover books are getting soooooo expensive at full retail price. But these parents didn't even bat an eyelash, because their daughter was obviously entranced and highly amused by Chester.We have Chester on display in our store right by "Hobo Finds A Home", "A Home for Dixie", "Chosen By A Horse", "Rescuing Sprite", Kitten's First Full Moon, and "The Art of Racing in the Rain".

What a delightful book for the child (girl or boy) and for the parent. My 6 yr. old loves it and wants to have it read to her every night before bed. We bought it for her school library in honor of her birthday. Now we will have to buy another just so we can have it at home all the time.It's a very charming book. At the very end, I was wanting more dialogue. But it's still very cute book for any child. I think this particular book needs to have it's own series going and see what else Chester is up to. It has a potential Garfield-feel about it. I hope to see more from Chester and Melanie Watt.

I bought this as a gift for a young lady. It literally had her rolling on the floor laughing her rear off. If you don't buy it now, at least put it on your wish list to pick-up later!

This book was phenomenal and so unique!!! The children were cracking up at what Chester did to Melanie's story. We need more books that are "out of the box" like this one. This is a must for every children's library!

Poor Chester! All Chester wants is some attention and to get rid of the pesky mouse and dog that torment his existence. With the help of his red marker Chester is able to make his perfect world! This book does not have a huge "story" component but has tons of personality. It is a quick, fun kids book.

This book is enjoyable not only for the kids but also for the adult reading it....my son found it funny enough to laugh out loud and he is only 3 years old....it was very cute...highlly recommend for all readers.

One of the few children's books I've read that made me laugh out loud! Highly entertaining for children and their parents.

A cat lives in my house, so that wasn't it. Heck, we even had pet rats at one time. But we found it confusing with the author and Chester talking back and forth. And the ending creeped me out when the author tried and succeeded in embarrassing Chester.

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