This story reminded me a lot of cartoons from the '60s and '70s wherein there is a narrator whose words tend not to accurately depict the action in the pictures, which makes the story very funny. The palette is made up of fairly neutral colors, which fits with the outdoor/camping theme. The added humor comes from the fact that there are dinosaurs in the pictures but there is no mention of them in any of the text. Good for ECE and young elementary readers! The gem of Idle's Rex books are the illustrations. So much in there--particularly in small details, it would be impossible to share all of it in a storytime setting. But a lap-read and read-alone or perfect. And this one was fabulous. SO, SO much--even more than in Tea Rex. Something on every page. I found myself going back through some pages to see what I missed, or to connect various storylines that were being continued yet I had missed an element somewhere. So much fun. Perhaps I'll at least put it out on display in a dino theme.
I love how well she pulls together the discordance between the images and the text. So funny.
—Katelynn
this would be great for a story to share with kids to kick-off a camping program
—jack
Cute drawings, P wasn't interested in it.
—sam
Cute introduction to camping! :)
—Maria
Review to follow soon.
—lol
