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Chloe and the Lion
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Mac, the author, fires Adam, the illustrator, over their artistic differences about Chloe, the main character of their book, until Mac realizes both of their talents are needed and they must work together or their story about Chloe will never be finished.
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Add a SummaryThe first thing you’ll see when you open this book is a question. A page asks you upfront “Whose book is this?” Whose indeed! From the get go author Mac Barnett (who introduces himself to you on the title page) is pretty darn sure that it’s his. This belief is made clear when the story he’s telling about a girl named Chloe and the lion she encounters is derailed by illustrator Adam Rex. Adam thinks lions are boring and wants to draw a dragon. Mac, meanwhile, is pretty sure he’s the boss of this operation and when Adam won’t fall in line he hires a new illustrator (the plaid and waders wearing Hank Blowfeather) to make the lion eat Adam. Unfortunately Hank isn’t as good an artist as Adam and when Mac falls into a funk it’s up to Chloe to buck up her creator, find a way to save Adam, and end the story on a happier note.
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Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Adam Rex go head to head in explaining their latest collaboration.
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Add a CommentI thought this book was so funny! My mom thought it was a little weird...shows you how much she knows!
Witty read of a story within a story. Author and illustrator have a disagreement about details of the story making for a fun story that is constantly changing. My 7 year old loved it!
What a FUN FUN FUN read!! I took this book out to read with my 8 year old son and then gave it to my 12 year old daughter who wanted to take it to school to share with some friends. I absolutely loved it! Five thumbs up :0)
Thing is, if you’re looking for an Aliki-style title that patiently explains the process by which an author and illustrator make books together, this ain’t it. This is more sorta what you’d get if you took Aliki and ran her through a blender filled with rainbow ice cream and tinker toys. That’s as close an approximation as I can come up with to describe Chloe and the Lion. Informative, yes. Fever dream heights of madness? That too.