Common Sense Media Review
By Regan McMahon
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Charming story of bunny who gets sibs to play, not watch TV.
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What's the Story?
Chloe is the middle child in the Bunny family, with 10 brothers and 10 sisters. When her dad brings home a TV set, Chloe fears it's the end of "family fun time," as everyone quickly gets hooked on watching -- everyone except Chloe and her sister, Bridget, who jump in the box the set came with and start popping bubble wrap. Soon the sibs find it's more fun to play together and pretend that they're on TV than it is to be couch potatoes.
Is It Any Good?
CHLOE is a triumph for middle children and fun lovers everywhere. This book features the return of a character introduced in Peter McCarty's bestselling Henry in Love (2009), a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Story and ink-and-watercolor art work together perfectly, and McCarty, gives each of Chloe's 20 siblings distinctive looks in their human outfits, so there's lots to look at, even though the spreads and text are spare.
Not everyone has a big family, but everyone knows the lure of TV and can relate to spunky Chloe, a girl who just wants to have fun.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what's more fun -- playing together or watching TV. Why?
Do you have family fun time set aside every day? Every week? Think it sounds like a good idea?
What other cool things could you pretend to do or be if all you had was a big box and some bubble wrap?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Peter McCarty
- Genre : Picture Book
- Topics : Family Stories ( Siblings )
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Balzer + Bray
- Publication date : May 15, 2012
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 2 - 6
- Number of pages : 40
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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