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Penelope Rex vs. the New Kid

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Penelope doesn't know how to feel about the new dinosaur in her class. Is this classroom big enough for the both of them?! Celebrate what makes each of us unique in this fun new Penelope Rex story.

A brand-new Penelope Rex book from Ryan T. Higgins, the #1 New York Times best-selling author-illustrator ofWe Don’t Eat Our Classmates and Mother Bruce!

Just when she has gotten used to being the only dinosaur in a class full of children, Penelope Rex is surprised to learn that the new kid is…a dinosaur just like her! Will the playground be big enough for the two of them?


Penelope Rex is the only dinosaur in her school and she likes it that way. But when a new kid joins her class, Penelope ...

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