Customer Reviews

Chester

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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!

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 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!

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

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.

The author is trying to write a book about a mouse, but a mischievous cat named Chester, who is very handy with a red marker, keeps changing it to be about him! Chester has a very high opinion of himself. He and the author go back and forth trying to take charge of the story. It's a really fun read, funny to the last page. I will read more books by this author.

the book is an amusing way to pass the time. basically it's a story about a mouse, but there is a cat who keeps interrupting with the story because he wants it to be about him. so he writes over the author's words and scribbles over the pictures until at the end he takes over the book.

Confession time. The book Chester by Melanie Watt, one of our favorite author-illustrators, is actually a 2007 book.

We know! We are so bad! How could we have missed this perfect picture book? Were we punchy from too much bean dip? It's entirely possible. Please don't hold it against us. If it really bugs you, well, just pretend it's a 2008 book.

The mouse in this book (called simply "mouse") keeps trying to tell his story, but the pushy-yet-lovable cat Chester will not stop interrupting. He barges in with his red marker and crosses everything out the poor mouse writes. Mouse tries scaring Chester away with a big dog, but it's no use. Finally the author takes matters into her own hands. Her clever plan to put Chester in his place involves a tutu and a tiara. But will that really keep the pesky Chester away?

Every inch of this book is a pleasure, from the "place award sticker here" space on the cover to the biography of Chester himself on the back flap. We love how the author has played with the boundaries of a book to come up with something truly original and funny, even if it is a 2007 book.