Chloe and the Lion

Meet Chloe: Every week, she collects loose change so she can buy tickets to ride the merry-go-round. But one fateful day, she gets lost in the woods on her way home, and a large dragon leaps out from-"Wait It's supposed to be a lion," says Mac Barnett, the author of this book. But Adam Rex, the illustrator, thinks a dragon would be so much cooler (don't you agree?).

Mac's power of the pen is at odds with Adam's brush, and Chloe's story hangs in the balance. Can she help them out of this quandary to be the heroine of her own story?

Mac Barnett and Adam Rex are a dynamic duo, and two of the strongest contemporary voices in picture books today. In an accessible and funny way, Chloe and the Lion talks about the creative process and the joys and trials of collaboration.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Published: 04/03/2012
ISBN: 9781423113348
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.30h x 9.40w x 0.60d
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2012
Publishers Weekly 02/20/2012 pg. 164
School Library Journal 04/01/2012 pg. 129
Booklist 04/01/2012 pg. 75
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2012
Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2012 pg. 49
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 20 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 151038 / Chloe and the Lion
Reading Level: 2.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5