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Description
Rex is king of the dinosaurs until he ends up in a glacier during an Ice Age. When he wakes up 65 million years later, everything has changed. He will need the help of friends, and a good disguise, to get by in the human world.
Quick Summary
If your kid loves dinosaurs, this is a hilariously fun twist on the prehistoric favorite they get to meet Rex, a T-Rex who accidentally time-travels to the present day and has to pretend to be a human (with predictably silly results). The whole premise of a giant dinosaur trying to blend in at school or the grocery store is pure comedy gold, and kids will crack up at the mishaps that unfold when Rex's cover starts to slip. It's perfect for readers who enjoy laugh-out-loud humor mixed with genuine adventure, and even reluctant readers tend to gravitate toward a story where the main character is a dinosaur trying to master human things like doorbells and restaurants. Parents will appreciate that underneath the goofy premise, there's a sweet thread about friendship and belonging that gives the story some heart. Think of it as "Night at the Museum" meets goofy chapter book humor, with that same sense of wonder about what it would be like if dinosaurs walked among us today.