Dino-Gro
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
From the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Battle Bunny comes a laugh-out-loud story of a little sponge dinosaur that keeps growing...and growing...and growing....
Cole is very excited about his new Dino-Gro toy. He can't wait for it to reach its full size! But when Dino-Gro becomes much larger than intended, Cole goes so far as to put Dino-Gro on a liquid-free diet and an exercise regimen, which don't seem to make a difference! As Dino-Gro becomes so big that he can't fit in the house, Cole learns that growing up and getting bigger can have advantages too, even if you're not a dinosaur.
For fans of Tiny T. Rex and We Don't Eat Our Classmates, this sweet and hilarious read-aloud is fun for kids to learn the importance of growing up big and strong.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This crisp, tightly focused comedy by Myers (the Infamous Ratsos series) offers an adorably absorbant hero and well-timed laughs. Light-skinned Cole's Dino-Gro is a tiny blue dinosaur of the variety that expands in water. Unlike others, though, this toy seeks out liquid, starting with Cole's bedside water glass, and grows unceasingly. ("What happened to you?" asks Cole. "Wet," Dino-Gro responds, wearing a shy-pleased grin.) And indeed the house is full of wet—the dog's bowl, a flower vase, a sprinkler—and the dinosaur finds it all in a slow march toward mammoth proportions. Cole's suburban parents (Dad has a sharp goatee and a solid side-eye; Mom is pregnant and serene) remonstrate, much to Cole's distress. Fortunately, the wayward blue giant soon has a chance to redeem himself. The humor comes from contrasts between big and small—as with the petite hair dryer Cole uses in an attempt to dry Dino-Gro out. The outsize pet who saves the day is a potent fantasy, and Myers's take on it underscores the way that the unexpected can be inconvenient but also offer valuable gifts. Ages 3–7.
