Genre: Children's 4-11 years
Published: January 30, 2024
Pages: 31
Rex loves to explore, go on adventures, and discover surprises. Unfortunately for him, his latest escapade has become one sticky and scary predicament.
Rex is literally stuck in the muck. He’s trapped with no way to free himself. Thankfully, he does have a caring group of dino-buddies who look out for one another. When Rex doesn’t return home, Dac (a persistent Pterodactyl) and Steg (a headstrong Stegosaurus) set out to find him.
The two ask everyone they meet if they’ve seen Rex. Ig says he saw Rex at the bridge. But he’s not there anymore. Anky claims to have seen him by the waterfall. But nope! He’s not anywhere around there. Rex isn’t at the cave or the canyon either.
Where could he be?
With simple sentences and richly colored illustrations, young and beginning readers are taken on a quest that involves much more than a rescue. It is a tale filled with life lessons about teamwork, problem solving, friendship, and gratitude.
Rex is literally stuck in the muck. He’s trapped with no way to free himself. Thankfully, he does have a caring group of dino-buddies who look out for one another. When Rex doesn’t return home, Dac (a persistent Pterodactyl) and Steg (a headstrong Stegosaurus) set out to find him.
The two ask everyone they meet if they’ve seen Rex. Ig says he saw Rex at the bridge. But he’s not there anymore. Anky claims to have seen him by the waterfall. But nope! He’s not anywhere around there. Rex isn’t at the cave or the canyon either.
Where could he be?
With simple sentences and richly colored illustrations, young and beginning readers are taken on a quest that involves much more than a rescue. It is a tale filled with life lessons about teamwork, problem solving, friendship, and gratitude.
I received a copy of this book through Netgalley. This is my honest review.
This was a fun story about two dinosaur friends who spend an entire day trying to find their friend Rex because he has gone missing. They ask several other friends they come across throughout the day, and every time they get a different answer as to where Rex might be. When they finally find Rex, he is stuck in a tar pit, which we all know is very dangerous for dinosaurs. They collect several of their friends and work together to get him out of the tar pit, saving his life.
I would have no problem reading this fun little book a few times because it feels historically accurate adjacent, because let's face it, nobody was probably actually friends with a T-Rex, but dinosaurs getting stuck in tar pits definitely happened. The illustrations of the dinosaurs looked a little funky to me, in much the same way the newest iteration of the Ninja Turtles look funky, so maybe that's just what kids these days are drawn to. They were also very colorful.
Overall I give Where's Rex? 4.0727 out of 5 stars. - Katie
Michael Garland is a bestselling author and illustrator of more than 30 children's books, including the award-winning Get Off My Lawn! and Widgets Go Walking. He has been on the New York Times bestseller list four times and has illustrated work for celebrity authors, including James Patterson and Gloria Estefan. Michael was born in Manhattan and studied art at Pratt Institute. He is a highly sought-after speaker and popular guest at literary conferences, festivals, and schools.
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