Crafty Chloe: With Audio Recording
School year: Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
No. of pages 40
Published: 2012
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called Crafty Chloe .
This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Simon & Schuster .
Kelly DiPucchio is the author of several children's books, including Everyone Loves Bacon , Gaston , and Zombie in Love . She lives in southeastern Michigan. Heather Ross is an illustrator and fabric designer whose crafty creations have found commercial success and a massive online following. She has illustrated the Crafty Chloe books Crafty Chloe and Dress-Up Mess-Up and is also the author of the craft book Weekend Sewing . She grew up in the Vermont countryside and has a tremendous appreciation for nature, which continues to influence her work now that she lives with her husband in New York City. Visit her at HeatherRoss. squarespace. com.
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This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Nappa Gold Award - Preschool
This book was recognised in the Preschool category by the Nappa Gold Award.
Golden Sower Award - Grades K-2
This book was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Golden Sower Award.
Golden Sower Award - Primary
This book was recognised in the Primary category of the Golden Sower Award . Just as The Sower sows seeds, symbolizing the agriculture, life and prosperity of the state, the The Golden Sower Award seeks to sow seeds of literacy in children by encouraging them to read. The award became affiliated with the Nebraska Library Association as a committee under the School, Children and Young Peoples Section of the NLA in 1985. In 2016, the committee revised the categories of books in order to better describe the generally intended reading levels of the program. The three categories are now: Picture Books: (formerly Primary) generally appropriate for K-2 children; Chapter Books: (formerly Intermediate) intended to be appropriate for grades 3-5; Novel: (formerly young adult) appropriate for grades 6-8. In 2023, the committee revised and renamed the categories, keeping similar grade level designations, but adding an additional category targeted at high school readers. Each year, thousands of Nebraskas youth participate in the Golden Sower Award by reading titles, talking about the books with others, holding book battles, voting for their favorites, and throwing celebrations for the winners.
"DiPucchio's writing has an amusingly wry conversational tone.... Ross's snappy illustrations, with high-spirited pencil lines touched with digital color, depict wide-eyed, redheaded Chloe at home in a detailed crafty girl's paradise where tubes of glitter, sewing patterns, and scraps of paper litter the floors, and Chloe's dog, Bert, is an expressive and supportive assistant."
--"The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, " January 2012
"This vignette features a young girl dealing with feelings of inadequacy, peer pressure, and birthday-gift one-upmanship.... The girls' facial expressions are priceless.... A pleasant girl-centric story ideal for those beginning to make the leap from shorter picture books."
--"Booklist", December 15, 2011
"This book loudly shouts that everyone has talents and encourages children to develop those things they do well.... In Chloe, the author has created a gracious spirit who gives of herself. Illustrations support the story's playful mood."
--Library Media Connection, " Recommended
* "Crafty Chloe is the creative cousin of Clementine. Ginger haired, with an adorable taste in free-to-be-me outfits and a heart of gold, this young heroine finds original and kind-hearted solutions to big problems.... DiPucchio is to be commended for providing a simple and strong story with a loving solution that will surprise readers. Strong pacing and fanciful illustrations full of happy yellow highlights capture a delightfully determined and winning child. Ross gives Chloe a sweet individuality that makes her memorable and likable. A corresponding website provides crafting ideas and instructions. Required reading for any child going to a birthday party."
--"Kirkus Reviews", November 15, 2011, *STAR
