About this item
From the inimitable Simon James, a heartwarming story about a surprising dinosaur stepdad.Once upon about 65 million years ago, a terrifying tyrannosaurus roams the earth. He spends his days raging through the jungle, scaring every other dinosaur in sight with his fierce roar. Then, one night while he is sleeping, an abandoned egg cracks open and out pops a tiny dinosaur who decides right then and there that this scary tyrannosaurus is his father. And so begins the touching story of a little dino and his search for a dad - a tale sure to resonate with families of all stripes.
About the Author
When speaking about his influences, Simon James talks fondly of the cartoon collections he found on his father's book shelves. As a boy, he grew to love The New Yorker Magazine cartoonists. Artist's such as George Booth, Charles Addams, William Steig and James Sevenson all captured the imagination of a young boy who liked to make little stapled books with pictures and words for his own amusement. Simon James' first book was the outrageously funny, 'The Day Jake Vacuumed', quickly followed by two more books about Jake. 'My Friend Whale', was the first of several concerned with a child's relationship with the natural world - 'Dear Greenpeace', 'Sally and the Limpet', 'The Wild Woods' and 'The Birdwatchers' have established Simon as one of the country's leading author/illustrators. 'Leon and Bob' won the Smarties Book Prize Silver Award and was the New York Times' Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and 'Days Like This', a collection of small poems, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. 'Baby Brains' was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2005, voted for by 25,000 children. Simon continues to be a much sought-after speaker in schools, and at festivals and conferences both in the UK and in the US. He continues to enjoy international success with his latest books, 'George Flies South', 'Nurse Clementine' and 'Rex'. His latest title, due out this year is 'The Boy From Mars'.
