Molly's Moe

by Kay Chorao

Through a process of systematic deduction, Molly finds not only her lost stuffed dinosaur, Moe, but lots of other things she's misplaced.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Kay Chorao is a children's writer and illustrator.

She was born Ann McKay Sproat in Elkhart, Indiana, United States, into a middle-class, suburban family. She loved and was encouraged to draw at a young age. She attended Laurel School in Shaker Heights, OH. Chorao went to Wheaton College, where in 1958 she earned a Bachelor of Arts in art history. After that, Chorao pursued her graduate study at Chelsea School of Art from 1958 to 1959.

Chorao got married and had three sons before moving to New York with her family. From 1966 to 1968, she studied book illustration at School of Visual Arts in New York.

Besides writing self-illustrated children's books, Chorao has been the illustrator for many books by Jane Yolen, Judith Viorst, Jan Wahl, and Marjorie Sharmat.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

My very favorite book from childhood. When the library pulled it from their shelves, my dad bought it for me. The illustrations are sweet and the story of a little girl who can't remember where she's left her favorite stuffed dinosaur, Moe, is one we can all relate to. Molly is much like my own daughter who's constantly misplacing things. Loved and love it!

[Beckie · Rating 5 out of 5]

My ALL time favorite book as a child. I'd make my mom check it out from the library and we'd renew it over and over and over again. I've misplaced my own copy but would love to find it to share with my son!

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

MY FAVORITE BOOK as a kid!

[Lori Faville · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my absolute favorite book as a child. Every weekend, my mom would take my sister and I to the public library, and I would run to find this book first. For years, since it has been out of print, I have scoured the internet to find a reasonably priced copy. I finally found one through Abe Books. It is an old library copy with the check out card from 1982 still secured in the back. My 9 year old daughter now reads it to me nightly with the same developing inflection in her voice that I remember my mom having as she read it to me over and over. It is one of my most prized possessions, and I display it proudly on a shelf in my bedroom.

[Rebecca Curry]

I liked it as much as the Critique of Pure Reason but that book had an author. Who could say much more about systematic deduction and a conversation regarding word forgery. After considering both books, you may say that every picture tells a story.

[Iris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maar dan in het Nederlands. Mette en Mukkie. Wist niet dat Oink en Pearl ook van dezelfde schrijver was!

[Soren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish the cover image was here because this book is all about the adorable illustrations.

[Mckinley · Rating 3 out of 5]

who doesn't at times have a head full of noodles?
Liked it better than the Snuffle bunny book.