Chloe [Hardcover]

Peter McCarty (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: May 15, 2012 | Age Range: 4 - 8 years | Lexile Measure: 380L (What's this?)

Chloe has ten older brothers and sisters and ten younger brothers and sisters.She’s in the middle and she loves it—especially when they all gather for family fun time.

But when Dad brings home a surprise one evening, Chloe finds she is not in the middle anymore . . . but not for long!

With gorgeous colored-ink drawings and funny, spare text, Peter McCarty tells a winning story of family, imagination, and love.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“What elevates this is McCarty’s fabulous art, which brings the idea of a really big family delightfully to life. A warm and wonderful treat that’s great for family story hours.” (Booklist (starred review) )

“Still bewitching, yet serious about her strong opinions, Chloe continues to stand out in a crowd.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )

“The gentle, child-friendly artwork complements the story told with minimal text. The result is a calming bedtime story for family sharing.” (School Library Journal (starred review) )

“Drawn in delicate pen-and-ink and watercolors, McCarty’s impeccably cute creatures seem to hover magically in midair, like little balloons in some fantastical, vaguely Japanese idyll. …After this ode to imaginative play among siblings, we can understand why Henry fell so deeply in love.” (New York Times Book Review )

“In CHLOE, McCarty captures the charm of a large squashed-together family, just in time for summer reunions.” (Boston Globe )

About the Author

Peter McCarty’s own experience as the middle child growing up in a large family inspired Chloe. He has written and illustrated several books for children, including Henry in Love, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, in which Chloe makes her debut. He is also the author and illustrator of Hondo & Fabian, a Caldecott Honor Book and New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and its sequel, Fabian Escapes; T is for Terrible; Little Bunny on the Move; and Moon Plane, a Charlotte Zolotow Award winner. Peter lives with his wife and their two bunnies in Clinton Corners, New York.

Product Details

• Age Range: 4 - 8 years
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Balzer + Bray (May 15, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061142913
• ISBN-13: 978-0061142918
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 11.1 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 (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #471,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Henry's even more enamored May 18, 2012

By Jan J. Pawlus

Format:Hardcover

My Henry, all of 6 and a bit, fell for Chloe long ago in "Henry in Love". So we had to get this book all about Chloe and her family. Well after three readings on the first night Henry is even more enamored. Chloe is a strong and clever heroine. Henry will be looking for her at school on Monday and probably for some years to come. Oh and the books pretty good too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful July 22, 2012

By Acacia

Format:Hardcover

Over all this was an incredibly funny story about one family's quest to beat the TV habit that I think will resonate both with kids and with adults alike. I even laughed out loud when I reached the last page. Considering that most picture books barely make me crack a smile, that alone was worth the price.

McCarty's illustrations seem tailor made to charm your socks off. Half of this book's fun is seeing so many rolly-polly, line drawn bunnies scurry around each other in the controlled chaos of a large house hold. I hope he's planing on doing more books with this particular family!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing message June 13, 2012

By delson

Format:Hardcover

Chloe is adorable. she loves her family and their time together. she is not willing to give it up to a T.V. Her siblings after a little while agree, time together is more fun than watching t.v. here's where it went wrong in my opinion...dad ask them to please be quiet(at least he was polite) and then when all the children started to play he sent them to bed..REALLY!! i think it would have been much better to see dad agree that time together was more fun and turn the t.v. off. Disappointed!!