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Chester van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme

Avery Monsen

Illustrator: Abby Hanlon

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2022

Publisher: Little Brown BFYR/Hachette

ISBN: 978-0-7595-5482-5

Keywords: wordplay, support, awareness

Will Chester be able to recover his special talent? Can his classmates help? Humorous text blends with animated gouache colored-pencil illustrations and rhyme-filled endpapers.