Chloe and the Lion also has a unique illustration style that juxtaposes the events of the story from the events that are happening “outside of the story” between the author and illustrators. I find childrens' books to be charming. illustrated by Adam Rex. Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett and Adam Rex. It’s a good example of multiple media in art and use of various devices to differentiate perspective as well as offering opportunities to discuss intentional positioning of words in picture books. What wonderful drawings! For now, though, they don't want to give it up. Text Complexity; Lexile Level: 550L; ATOS Reading Level: 2.7; AR Quiz Numbers ; 151038; Curricular Area; English Language Arts; … Copyright 2012 by Adam Rex and Mac Barnett. Excerpted by permission of Hyperion Books. And the humor fit for adults and kids. Name Pronunciation with Mac Barnett; Name Pronunciation with Adam Rex; Grade; PK-5; Genre; Humor; Year Published 2012. 24 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Submit Text Complexity. From Chloe and the Lion, by Adam Rex and Mac Barnett. This funny tale uses both the author and the illustrator to tell the story until things go wrong. Meet Chloe: Every week, she collects loose change so she can buy tickets to ride the merry-go-round. It's supposed to be a lion," says Mac Barnett, the author of … Chloe & the Lion is a children's book by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Adam Rex. The grandchildren were smitten with the book, so of course, I bought a copy for them to donate to their school library. I read it first. A trip to the park, a walk through the woods, a glint of teeth behind a gnarled tree… And that’s when things go very wrong. When I saw "Chloe" in the local library, I borrowed it because my grandchildren, ages 6 and 9 were coming to visit. Chloe and the Lion. But one fateful day, she gets lost in the woods on her way home, and a large dragon leaps out from -- "Wait! Word Count 1,169. This funny tale uses both the author and the illustrator to tell the story until things go wrong.