Chester
Author: Mélanie Watt
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Published: 2009-08
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1554534607
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A self-centered cat named Chester keeps interrupting his owner as she tries to write a story about a mouse.
Author: Mélanie Watt
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Published: 2009-08
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1554534607
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A self-centered cat named Chester keeps interrupting his owner as she tries to write a story about a mouse.
Author: Peter Tovey
Publisher: Ideals Publications
Published: 2010-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781741854053
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Delightfully interactive picture books with plush finger-puppet eyes that peek through every page. These eye-popping, wacky Wiggly Eyes picture books bring to life the characters inside. Each vibrant book has a pair of wobbly eyes that parents and children can control with their fingers as they follow along with the stories. Chester the Crab and his friend are enjoying a fun game of undersea "I Spy." Children will love helping Chester with the game by moving his eyes around to look for the objects. This delightful book with a charming conclusion will occupy readers, both young and young-at-heart.
Author: Audrey Penn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2011-09-08
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1933718439
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Chester Raccoon's good friend Skiddel Squirrel has had an accident and will not be returning - ever. Chester is upset that he won't get to play with his friend anymore. Mrs. Raccoon suggests that Chester and his friends create some memories of Skiddel, so that they will have good memories when they miss him. Chester, his brother Ronny, and their friends decide to gather at the pond, where they combine their memories and create a touching celebration of their friend's life. Many young children must face the loss of loved ones or the need to attend a funeral. This sweet story will help children to understand the positive purpose behind memorial services and how "making memories" can provide cheer and comfort when missing an absent loved one.
Author: Mélanie Watt
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Published: 2013-03
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1554534615
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The battle of the picture-book makers, Chester and Mélanie Watt, continues. Is one book big enough for these two creative heavyweights?
Author: Blaine M. Yorgason
Publisher: Bookcraft, Incorporated
Published: 1983-01-01
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780884944805
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A Christian family debates the virtues of competition as a quiet thirteen-year-old struggles to train a playful, one-legged goose to fly before Thanksgiving day.
Author: Audrey Penn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2017-05-22
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13: 1939100127
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Are we almost there?" Chester Raccoon asked his mother. Chester is excited about going to his very first sleepover. After his mother drops him off at Pepper Opossum's house with a Kissing Hand in his palm, Chester and his animal friends have a long day of playing games and eating snacks. But when the animals decide to bed down, Chester can't go to sleep. While his Kissing Hand has kept him from getting scared, he isn't in his own bedroom, and he misses his family. When Chester returns home, Mrs. Raccoon welcomes her little cub and reassures him that his home is always there when he needs it. Young readers will enjoy reading about the party fun and take comfort when Chester finds himself in a situation they can relate to.
Author: Mélanie Watt
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Published: 2020-09-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1554533546
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Chester’s finally ready to write his own masterpiece --- he just needs to get pesky writer-illustrator Mélanie Watt out of the way. Chester’s solo attempts at storytelling are messy, to say the least, but he’s determined to go it alone. But where’s his story going? After several alternative (but always unhappy) endings, Chester is confronted by a problem he never bargained for. A wry comment on the creative process and how good stories are constructed, this is the most uproarious Chester book yet.
Author: Lawrence P. Jackson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2017-07-25
Total Pages: 640
ISBN-13: 0393634132
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Winner of the 2018 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work A Washington Post Notable Book The definitive biography of the groundbreaking African American author who had an extraordinary legacy on black writers globally. Chester B. Himes has been called “one of the towering figures of the black literary tradition” (Henry Louis Gates Jr.), “the best writer of mayhem yarns since Raymond Chandler” (San Francisco Chronicle), and “a quirky American genius” (Walter Mosely). He was the twentieth century’s most prolific black writer, captured the spirit of his times expertly, and left a distinctive mark on American literature. Yet today he stands largely forgotten. In this definitive biography of Chester B. Himes (1909–1984), Lawrence P. Jackson uses exclusive interviews and unrestricted access to Himes’s full archives to portray a controversial American writer whose novels unflinchingly confront sex, racism, and black identity. Himes brutally rendered racial politics in the best-selling novel If He Hollers Let Him Go, but he became famous for his Harlem detective series, including Cotton Comes to Harlem. A serious literary tastemaker in his day, Himes had friendships—sometimes uneasy—with such luminaries as Ralph Ellison, Carl Van Vechten, and Richard Wright. Jackson’s scholarship and astute commentary illuminates Himes’s improbable life—his middle-class origins, his eight years in prison, his painful odyssey as a black World War II–era artist, and his escape to Europe for success. More than ten years in the writing, Jackson’s biography restores the legacy of a fascinating maverick caught between his aspirations for commercial success and his disturbing, vivid portraits of the United States.
Author: Chester B. Himes
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780814333556
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A revealing collection of correspondence between Chester Himes and John A. Williams, two prominent twentieth-century African American novelists. Chester Himes and John A. Williams met in 1961, as Himes was on the cusp of transcontinental celebrity and Williams, sixteen years his junior, was just beginning his writing career. Both men would go on to receive international acclaim for their work, including Himes's Harlem detective novels featuring Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson and Williams's major novels The Man Who Cried I Am, Captain Blackman, and Clifford's Blues. Dear Chester, Dear John is a landmark collection of correspondence between these two friends, presenting nearly three decades worth of letters about their lives and loves, their professional and personal challenges, and their reflections on society in the United States and abroad. Prepared by John A. Williams and his wife, Lori Williams, this collection contains rare and personal glimpses into the lives of Williams and Himes between 1962 and 1987. As the writers find increasing professional success and recognition, they share candid assessments of each others' work and also discuss the numerous pitfalls they faced as African American writers in the publishing world. The letters offer a window into Himes's and Williams's personalities, as the elder writer reveals his notoriously difficult and suspicious streak, and Williams betrays both immense affection and frustration in dealing with his old friend. Despite several rifts in their relationship, Williams's concern for Himes's failing health ensured that the two kept in touch until Himes's death. Dear Chester, Dear John is a heartfelt and informative collection that allows readers to step behind the scenes of a lifelong friendship between two important literary figures. Students and teachers of African American literature will enjoy this one-of-a-kind volume.
Author: George Selden
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Published: 2014-02-25
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 1466863609
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When two rather stout ladies sit on Chester Cricket's home in the Old Meadow, the worm-eaten stump collapses and Chester, aided by his friends, is forced to look for a new home. “Readers of this favorite series will delight in the chance to share another experience with Chester and the inhabitants of the Old Meadow.” —Booklist