Chester is feeling sad and lonely because his special friend Tilda did not come out to play. So Chester wanders sadly around all of their favourite places hoping she will have changed her mind. But when he gets home he hears some very funny sounds and has the biggest surprise of all. Ages 4+.
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Chester the dog's best canine friend, Tilda, has mysteriously missed their usual play date in the traffic circle. Searching for her, he loses a sandwich to an adversary, revels in pats and rubs proferred by kids in the schoolyard, and steels himself to investigate the spooky dinosaur park (readers can refer to the endpapers, which map Chester's trail). But it turns out that Tilda has been at home all along, tending to the big surprise in the title: her newborn puppies. Newcomer Villet's text just barely moves the story along ("Maybe Tilda's at the shop? Chester looks inside. He looks under the table and between the shelves"). The full-bleed, double-page spreads, however, make more of an impression. Chester's flattened-perspective world is distilled down to bold, chunky shapes and expanses of dense muted colors. As for Chester, he's a comically stolid (except when being tickled), muscle-bound hero, and the patch-shaped spot over one eye gives him a soup‡on of rakishness. Ages 2-4.
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Chester’s life has a delightful routine to it. Each day he goes out and plays with his special friend Tilda. But one day, Tilda doesn’t want to go out to play—she wants to stay at home. So poor Chester goes off on his own, visiting all their favorite places in the hopes that Tilda has changed her mind. But it isn’t until Chester returns home at the end of the day—to the biggest surprise—that he finds out exactly why Tilda didn’t want to go out. A fresh, engaging story that will stand up to countless readings. Talented new artist Olivia Villet was singled out by PUBLISHING NEWS as “the most promising newcomer” at the Bologna Book Fair.
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Especially recommended for beginning readers.,
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This review is from: Chesters Big Surprise (Hardcover)
Chester the dog is lonely: Tilda hasn't come to play with him and he can't find her. The very young with only rudimentary reading skills or parental assistance will enjoy the treasure hunt as Chester searches all over for his Tilda, only to discover a surprise.
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