FICTION

Rex Finds an Egg! Egg! Egg!

by Steven WEINBERG
Rex Finds an Egg! Egg! Egg! illus. by Steven Weinberg. 40p. S. & S. Margaret K. McElderry Bks. Feb. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781481403085; ebk. $10.99. ISBN 9781481403092.
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PreS-K—Rex finds what he thinks is an egg and protects it when he falls off a cliff into the ocean and meets with other calamities. Back at his nest, it breaks when he drops it, and he discovers that his treasure is really a rock. The text is very easy and repetitive: "Now he must…/Run./Run!/Run!" In the end, he chases a smaller dinosaur for "Lunch! Lunch! Lunch!" The endpapers show drawings of various dinosaurs, identified by name. The illustrations are done in a vibrantly colored cartoon style in both watercolor and crayon. Perfect for preschool storytimes and multiple readings with dinosaur-obsessed toddlers.—Sarah Wilsman, Kent Free Library, Kent, OH
When he finds an egg, young dinosaur Rex is exhilarated. His celebratory mood is threatened, however, by a volcano, an earthquake, and some predatory creatures. In a humorous twist, he's mistaken about the egg but is rewarded with a friend (or is it lunch?). The simple text is filled with onomatopoeia and action verbs. The energetic illustrations are sometimes difficult to read.
Reviewed by Sarah Wilsman , Jan 01, 2015

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