About this item
Here is an epistolary picture book with a T. rex in a role similar to that of the mouse in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.A little girl is turning six in two weeks, and she's decided to invite a Tyrannosaurus rex to her birthday party! Her invitation entices the huge carnivore with promises of fun games to play, the extra-large cake her mother will bake, the goody bag he will get to take home, and, most important of all, how she will be the happiest girl in the world if he comes. But will he?Lisa McClatchy's sweet, persuasive text is perfectly complemented by John Manders's endearing Tyrannosaurus rex, who can't quite fit under the birthday-party tent or blow out the candles without making a huge mess but is sure to make this birthday party-and this book-unforgettable! .
About the Author
Raised in Worthington, Ohio, Lisa started her career in publishingafter graduating from The College of Wooster. Her first job was withOrchard Books in New York City. Since then, Lisa has worked for a number of children's publishers. She is currently a writer and freelance publishing consultant. Her first hardcover picture book, Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex, willbe published in the Spring of 2010 by Random House Children's Books. Inspiredby her daughter, this book tells the tale of a young girl who writes to herfavorite dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus Rex. After living in NYC and Los Angeles for a number of years, Lisa is currently back home in Columbus, Ohio with her actor husband Kevin and their daughter Eirann. Lisa is also the author of a number of Eloise Ready-to-Read titles published by Aladdin Paperbacks.
