FICTION

Santa Rex

by Molly IDLE
illus. by Molly Idle. 40p. Viking. Oct. 2017. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780425290118.
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PreS-Gr 1—Cordelia and her brother are back. This time they are celebrating Christmas with their dinosaur friends. There are a few accidents while making the holiday preparations: the triceratops breaks through the fireplace while trying to hang a stocking, T. rex knocks down the tree, and more. Despite the mishaps, the friends have a beautiful holiday, and they discover the true magic of Christmas is how it brings everyone together. The illustrations are done in pastel colors and are so adorable readers won't be able to stop themselves from oohing and aahing. There is one vertical foldout page where T. rex takes the place of the Christmas tree he accidentally destroyed. Fans of the series will love this holiday edition.
VERDICT This book is great for individual and small group sharing where everyone can see the beautiful illustrations.
Reviewed by Sara Rebman, Los Angeles Public Library
If you believe the text (which, as usual for Idle's Rex books, is spare and on some spreads completely absent), four visiting dinos make their young human friends' Christmas preparations quick and easy. But behold in the varied colored-pencil illustrations: chewed curtains, disappearing cookies, a toppled tree. "If you don't have a fireplace," the text calmly advises after an unfortunate fireplace/triceratops encounter, "you can hang [stockings] anywhere you like." There's a solution to the destruction, of course, one that brings gatefold-sized glory to the celebration. The more closely you look, the funnier this book gets, and its ending is merry and bright. shoshana flax
 , Oct 01, 2017

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