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51st out of 93 books
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205 voters
Chloe
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 st...more
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 st...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
April 19th 2012
by Balzer & Bray
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Okay, the book's turn-off-your-tv message rings loud and clear, but this book doesn't push me to take its message too seriously. The playfulness in how Chloe draws people into another mode made me laugh out loud when the giant monster on the tv even stopped to look out of the tv set at what was going on.
McCarty has an animator's sense for faces, gestures, and angles--for helping me make sense of what characters are thinking. The brothers and sisters cock up their ears immediately even though th...more
McCarty has an animator's sense for faces, gestures, and angles--for helping me make sense of what characters are thinking. The brothers and sisters cock up their ears immediately even though th...more
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Jun 26, 2012
Kris
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
2013-mock-caldecott,
colored-ink,
childrens,
picture-book,
preschool,
read-aloud,
watercolor
Sweet picture book about Chloe, the object of Henry's affection in the author's previous book Henry in Love (one of my favorites last year). Chloe is the "middle child", with 10 older siblings and 10 younger siblings, and has to express her opinions in order to be noticed -- and she does. The strengths of this book, in my opinion, are with the beautifully detailed illustrations -- each sibling is recognizable from page to page, although the rabbits' expressions are a little spooky. Love the incl...more
Jan 18, 2012
Lorna
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
families, ages 3+, all ages
Recommended to Lorna by:
Lisa Fabiano
Peter McCarty produces such charming books (Fabian Escapes, T is For Terrible, Little Bunny On The Move) and his latest is no exception. The predominantly brown on cream palate compliments his story of a typically large, and very happy bunny family. Chloe is the middle child, in one of my favorite spreads she is the center of a whirlwind created by her family. Swirling brown bunnies, what could be better. Another two page spread includes the huge family at table eating all their favorite healthy...more
The reason I chose Chloe as my Caldecott award winner was because of the way the pictures told a story. Peter McCarty did a wonderful job expressing the story in pictures. First off, the pages are very thick and I can tell that this book will stay in tact and not rip for a very long time. As I read the book, I focused a lot on the pictures. I noticed that if I was looking through the book at only the pictures and not the text, I still understand the main idea of the book. If you pay enough atten...more
Yes, yes, we get it, digital media is evil.
Oh what fun the simple joys of life are! Chloe the rabbit is the middle child of a big family (ten older brothers and sisters and ten younger brothers and sisters). Everyone loves family fun time at the end of the day. One day, Father brought home a tv and everyone was entranced except Chloe and her younger sister Bridget. They knew how to create their own fun, by snatching the plastic bubble wrap out of the box and pop, pop, popping it! Soon everyone joined in on the fun except Mother and Fathe...more
Chloe by Peter McCarty is an adorable story filled with family and love. Words that inspire sharing time as a family with imagination, interaction, and laughter.
For me, the pictures held the magic though. Pages filled with warm, rich colors pulled me right into the book. The clear, crisp illustrations flowed, swirled, and almost hopped around the page capturing the bunny family’s energy and cuteness perfectly. I so wanted to reach in and scratch their cute bunny ears! :)
Fun for the whole family....more
Chloe, the adorable bunny from Henry in Love is back, this time with her whole family. She has ten older brothers and sisters and ten younger brothers and sisters. "Chloe in is the middle". Chloe's favorite part of the day, after dinner family fun time, is threatened by the appearance of a new television set. Suddenly, no one wants to play, they only want to watch TV. Luckily, Chloe and little sister Bridget have a plan to lure our her family's playful side.
This is a wonderful little love lette...more
This is a wonderful little love lette...more
Chloe has a big rabbit family and looks forward to the family time she spends with them. One day, Dad brings home a TV and Chloe longs for the days of family togetherness. Finding fun in the box and all its trappings Chloe lures all her brothers and sisters back to her kind of fun.
One thing that kind of irked me about the storyb was that the bunnies are punished for disrupting TV time and sent to bed. Their disruptions were creative (using the box and bubble wrap to perform for each other) and...more
One thing that kind of irked me about the storyb was that the bunnies are punished for disrupting TV time and sent to bed. Their disruptions were creative (using the box and bubble wrap to perform for each other) and...more
BUNNIES! :)
Years ago, I read Henry in Love, a picture book about a cat named Henry who becomes besotted with his beautiful classmate, a bunny named Chloe. I thought that the illustrations were ridiculously adorable, but that the story was really basic and the characters didn't show much expression (through text or image). Well, this spin-off about Chloe doesn't show a lot of emotional range, either (when Chloe is pouting and crossing her arms, her expression remains the same), but I have to admi...more
Years ago, I read Henry in Love, a picture book about a cat named Henry who becomes besotted with his beautiful classmate, a bunny named Chloe. I thought that the illustrations were ridiculously adorable, but that the story was really basic and the characters didn't show much expression (through text or image). Well, this spin-off about Chloe doesn't show a lot of emotional range, either (when Chloe is pouting and crossing her arms, her expression remains the same), but I have to admi...more
The middle bunny in a family of ten older and ten younger brothers and sisters, Chloe loves family fun time until her father brings home a television. While her family argues over Pound Cake eating the city, Chloe and Baby Bridget have such a riotous time popping the bubble wrap and playing in the packing box that everyone finally joins in. Once asleep, she dreams of “Bip! Pap! Pop! Bop!” [unpaged]and the illustration on that page shows Daddy doing the popping in the dark! Clear, crisp colored-i...more
Chloe loves being in the middle of her large family, but when her father brings home a new television set, the family isn't interested in doing any of the fun things they used to do. All they want to do is watch TV--until Chloe and her little sister Bridget start popping the bubble wrap and playing with the box in which the TV arrived. The colored ink drawings are creative and show the delight with which the family has fun no matter what they are doing. I laughed in glee at the wry text and the...more
This is the most beautiful book about being in the middle of an adorable family... And loving it. The drawings are terrific, the premise is perfection and the problem solved perfectly....who does NOT LOVE bubble wrap ? is all I can say! This made me laugh so much I had to show to everyone that I could....and make them read it.
I think this is one of the sweetest, books I have yet to get my hands on this year and I would encourage anyone who even just " barely likes " childrens books to gab this...more
I think this is one of the sweetest, books I have yet to get my hands on this year and I would encourage anyone who even just " barely likes " childrens books to gab this...more
Is a story about a little rabbit named Chloe. Chloe has 10 older brothers and sisters and 10 younger brothers and sisters. Chloe not only loves being the middle child, but also the center of attention. However, one day her dad brings home a gift for the family. Chloe soon finds out that her dad’s gift takes the family’s focus off of her. As a result, Chloe needs to find away to get her family’s attention again. This is one of my favorite McCarty books. The story has a good plot and theme. Also,...more
Eh -- maybe I'm trying to read too much into this book, but something about it felt off.
Is it a story about the difficulties of being a middle child in a large family? Is it a diatribe against television as family entertainment? Is it about the (questionable, IMHO) joys of popping bubble wrap?
I'm just not sure what Peter McCarty was trying to get at here, and it's too bad, because I did enjoy his Hondo and Fabian so much. The 20 bunny brothers and sisters seemed rather flat and uninteresting.
I...more
Is it a story about the difficulties of being a middle child in a large family? Is it a diatribe against television as family entertainment? Is it about the (questionable, IMHO) joys of popping bubble wrap?
I'm just not sure what Peter McCarty was trying to get at here, and it's too bad, because I did enjoy his Hondo and Fabian so much. The 20 bunny brothers and sisters seemed rather flat and uninteresting.
I...more
Chloe is a little bunny who has 11 brothers and 11 sisters. One night, her father brings home a brand new TV for the family to watch. After dinner, the whole family sits in front of the TV except for Chloe and her youngest sister. But Chloe is upset because she misses the time the family usually spent after supper talking and playing games. Finally, she convinces the family that her activities are more fun. A cute book that could start a conversation about family activities other than watching T...more
Boxy little bunnies float across the pages or pile into each other like stout, but weightless logs. McCarty's got a style which uses a lot of white space and pale pastels to add lightness to his drawings and the story. Chloe is an admirable little girl bunny who isn't interested in the TV her Dad brings home to entertain his brood. She's more interested in making fun using the bubble wrap and empty box, convincing her siblings to join in. Cute.
Chloe, a bunny, has lots of siblings and they have fun each night, until her father brings home a television. Chloe is worried that her family won't play together anymore. Then she realizes that the box the tv came in is still there and it contains bubble wrap. She starts to play with the box and wrap until her whole family joins in. Kids never like the present as much as the box it came in. Cute book, good for preschoolers and toddlers.
I am a sucker for books that encourage spending time with family and avoiding the television, this book has both. Chloe and her close knit family have always LOVED spending time together. Then one day her father brings home a television and Chloe protests. She doesn't want the play time with family to end and does not consider sitting on the couch together bonding. I love you Chloe! Continue to fight the good fight!
Chloe's family has family fun time every evening and they spend time together playing a variety of games. When Chloe's dad brings home a television, the family time means sitting and watching TV, not interacting as a family. Chloe could be used to introduce media literacy by beginning a discussion about television, the pros and cons of watching television, and the reasons why commercials are on TV.
Chloe is smack in the middle of her family with ten older siblings and ten younger ones. When her dad brings home anew television, Chloe is not impressed. But bubble wrap and a big brown box? What could be better! This is a simple, sweet story. Peter McCarty's exquisite details are whimsically endearing while his delicate lines and candy-colored palette will attract readers of all ages.
Family fun time has always been the highlight of the bunny familys evening until father brings home a Television set. Chloe, the middle child of twenty one, is greatly disappointed at the new arrival and lack of after dinner play. Will the combination of the empty TV box, bubble wrap, and Chloe's imagination be enough to entertain the family and bond them back together?
Reviewer 15
Reviewer 15
McCarty is hard to beat on illustrations. This addition to the Henry set is no exception.
As for the story, it's anti-passive-TV watching as a family experience, which I love.
"I wish we could pop bubbles and smash boxes every night, " said Bobby. ( I agree).
Recommended most for families in need of a reminder of why we should "unplug".
As for the story, it's anti-passive-TV watching as a family experience, which I love.
"I wish we could pop bubbles and smash boxes every night, " said Bobby. ( I agree).
Recommended most for families in need of a reminder of why we should "unplug".
Sep 06, 2012
The Library Lady
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-books
Love the story line--Chloe and her baby sister find the bubble wrap and box from the TV more entrancing than the TV itself, and soon all their siblings are joining in the fun. Am deducting one star for the ugly art style. Bunnies all may wear different clothes, but faces are all the same, expressionless and unpleasant looking.
Maybe it's just my attitude today, but this book really rubbed me the wrong way. It is full of heteronormativity and it criminalizes television watching. I'm in no way against imagination, but I hate the idea of one bratty little kid (bunny) who has to get her way all the time. The illustrations are just so-so.
It's no surprise that Chloe comes from a big family of rabbits. Chloe's favorite time of day is the evening when everyone is home and they use their imaginations to entertain themselves. One day, father brings home a t.v. set and things change.
Cute illustrations but overall not impressive.
Lower elementary.
Cute illustrations but overall not impressive.
Lower elementary.
Hm. It wasn't really made clear WHY Chloe didn't want to watch TV with her family. Was it because she missed playing with them? That she didn't like watching TV? Also, why didn't mom and dad like it when the kids started playing instead of watching? Strange messages here. But I DO love the illustrations!
Another selection from the Stars so Far list. I liked the illustrations. At one point, Chloe's eyes look like they're practically glowing and the little snippet at the end of the dad with the bubble wrap was adorable. The text, however, didn't do much for me. I felt like there was a chunk missing.
Gorgeous art but I just didn't like it much. Nothing really happens and it was devoid of the 'middle-child' aspect I was expecting. And I have trouble buying into any little kid who takes only seconds to realize 'TV is a family-threatening hollow entertainment!'
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I was born in 1966 in Westport, Connecticut right in the middle of two older brothers and two younger sisters. We kept our mother busy while my father worked long hours at IBM. Most of my childhood was spent in my head. I was usually recreating a battle from World War II or running from dinosaurs in prehistoric times. To this day, I develop characters and environments based on worlds I first creat...more
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Sep 25, 2012 04:25pm