Chester [Hardcover]

Mélanie Watt (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Chester is more than a picture book. It is a story told, and retold, by dueling author-illustrators. Melanie Watt starts out with the story of a mouse in a house. Then Melanie's cat, Chester, sends the mouse packing and proceeds to cover the pages with rewrites from his red marker, and the gloves are off.Melanie 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 Melanie get her mouse production off the ground?

Editorial Reviews

Review

This sidesplitting metafiction offers further proof of Watt’s ... extravagantly fresh, cheeky voice.

Highly Recommended

About the Author

Mélanie Watt is an acclaimed children's book author and illustrator. Her books include the Scaredy Squirrel, Chester and Learning With Animals series, Augustine, Leon the Chameleon and Have I Got a Book for You! She lives near Montreal.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Kids Can Press, Ltd. (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1554531403
• ISBN-13: 978-1554531400
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #373,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Melanie Watt lives in Montreal, Quebec. She is the author and illustrator of a number of children's books including Scaredy Squirrel and Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hobo thinks Chester ROCKS! (and we love it, too!), August 12, 2008

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A. D. Cox (northern PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chester (Hardcover)

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".

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chester Rules, February 19, 2008

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S. Owens (Round Rock, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chester (Hardcover)

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.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too funny for the kiddie!, May 3, 2008

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K. Martin "phoenixflames295" (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chester (Hardcover)

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!