T. Rex Time Machine

by Jared Chapman (Illustrator)

Overview

"Hilarious!" —Pragmatic Mom

"Certain to keep parents and kids alike giggling." —Booking Mama

When two hungry dinosaurs jump into a time machine, they're transported to an unbelievable, magical, surreal future: RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW! On the T. Rexes' madcap voyage into the unknown, they encounter the many wonders of the modern world: Police cars! Phones! Microwaves! They don't know how they'll get home—but why would they want to? Acclaimed author and illustrator Jared Chapman combines two favorite kid topics—time travel and dinosaurs—with bold colors, big jokes, and a hilarious escapade. This raucous, laugh-out-loud adventure will delight the very young and keep older readers giggling long into the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452164182
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	09/04/2018
Series:	T. Rex Time Machine
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	44
Lexile:	440L (what's this?)
File size:	11 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Jared Chapman is the author and illustrator of many books for young readers, including Vegetables in Underwear and Fruits in Suits. He lives in Texas with his family.

Editorial Reviews

"[T. Rex Time Machine: Dinos in De-Nile] is stuffed with all the wacky fantasies a child could want. The zany misadventures of these dinosaurs are just perfect for kids looking for a laugh."School Library Journal

"A hilarious picture book that will leave you hungry for french fries and donuts—and more dinosaur adventures!" —Twenty by Jenny

"Buoyant illustrations will keep readers giggling, and the dialogue bubbles will make for high-energy read-alouds."—Booklist

"Certain to keep parents and kids alike giggling." —Booking Mama

"Chapman fully exploits this wacky premise. to bring hungry dinosaurs into today's glorious pizza-filled reality."—Publishers Weekly

"Hilarious!" —Pragmantic Mom

"Should leave young readers amused-and maybe a little hungry."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2018-06-25
There's a theory that human nature never changes. People have the same wants and needs, no matter what time period they live in. This rule is even more true for dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are always hungry, at least on the evidence of this graphic novel-esque picture book for young readers. When two dinosaurs encounter a time traveler, in a historic moment, their first thought is to eat him. And when the time machine flings them into the future to a bustling city full of strip malls, they just keep on eating. Nearly the entire plot of the book is a catalog of food they enjoy. Dinosaurs love doughnuts and microwaved noodles. Their meals are interrupted from time to time by the local police, who are not pleased to see tyrannosaurs in the convenience store. (The police force, and the other residents of the city, are refreshingly multicultural.) The main characters are so single-minded that the story becomes repetitive, and a little aimless, but there are some pretty good jokes along the way ("Hey! T. Rexes! Put your tiny, baby hands in the air!"), and the language is surprisingly poetic. (One dinosaur describes a microwave as "the sun in a box.") The art is also appealingly primitive (no pun intended). Each tyrannosaur is basically a collection of rectangles perched on one another.Very young readers may get a bit restless, but the book should leave them amused—and maybe a little hungry. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews