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Chester

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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?

Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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“If you want more of the same (humor about cats), start with these.”

  1. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
  2. Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes
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  4. Splat the Cat

“If it was the cats that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Bad Kitty Does Not Like Candy
  2. Mary Had a Little Ham
  3. Crabtree
  4. Where's My Tushy?

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. City Mouse - Country Mouse
  2. Falling to Ash
  3. Cat and Mouse in Partnership
  4. Shhh! Little Mouse