Chloe and the Lion

Illustrated by Adam Rex

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…

A Junior Library Guild Selection

“An elaborate prank on the picture-book genre [that] comes together in playful harmony.”

School Library Journal

, Starred Review

“[Combines] twisty plotting, irreverent dialogue, visual hilarity, and sophisticated book design into an arch package. But beneath the silly surface, children will find a meaningful exposition of just what goes into a successful picture book, and how author, illustrator, and character must collaborate and compromise.”

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Cover of Chloe and the Lion, a children's book by Mac Barnett.

Inside the book