Trouble at the Dinosaur Cafe

Down at the Dinosaur Cafe everybody's doing fine,

Steggy is slurping his swamp juice and Iggy is ready to dine.

But in stomps Tyrannosaurus with a wicked gleam in his eye—

he's mean, he's bad, he's hungry and he's ordered dinosaur pie!

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 3-A bouncy, boisterous, colorfully illustrated story. Several prehistoric beasts are sitting down to enjoy their snacks at the Dinosaur Cafe when along comes Tyrannosaurus, who is not satisfied with gobbling and gulping up menus-he wants meat! Iguanadon sneaks away to phone Terry Triceratops for help. With cacophonous commotion, Terry and the other dinosaurs knock down, jump on, and tickle the bully until he leaves. Afterward, the victorious friends regale each other with battle tales. The picture-book crowd will delight in the tumult and turmoil included here. Pair this title with Bernard Most's ABC T-Rex (Harcourt, 2000) and Tony Mitton's Dinosaurumpus! (Scholastic, 2003) for an energetic, spirited storytime.-Andrea Tarr, Corona Public Library, CA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Brian Moses wanted to be a rock and roll star, but when that didn't pan out, he became the next best thing: a teacher. Brian writes and edits picture books and poetry for children. With more than 160 books published, he performs in schools across England. He lives with his wife, Anne, and has two daughters, Karen and Linette.

Garry Parsons works as a full-time illustrator. His books have won multiple awards, and he hopes that one day an illustration of his will replace the image of the Queen on the English stamp! Garry lives in London with his partner and two dogs.