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May 1, 2014/in Picture Book Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant /by Angie Hill
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BfK 206 May 2014
Reviewer: Hazel Holmes
ISBN: 1406348228
Price: N/A
Publisher:
Genre: Picture Book
Age Range: Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
Length: 32pp
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Rex

Author: Simon James

A very, very long time ago there lived a terrifying tyrannosaurus, who scared everyone. One day, whilst the tyrannosaurus was sleeping, an abandoned egg hatched in his cave. A little dinosaur appeared insisting the big dinosaur was his ‘Dadda’. Eventually the grumpy T-rex begins to enjoy the little dinosaur’s company, teaching him to stomp, smash and uproot trees. But only after the pair became parted does the T-rex really know what it is to be a father.

Rex is a touching story about unconditional love, fatherhood, as well as engaging issues such as adoption and single parent families. With beautiful illustrations and lots of different dinosaurs, this is perfect for bedtime and ‘roaring’ aloud.

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