I had mixed feelings about this story. First, I liked it because of the illustrations. Each page was bright and colorful. As I looked at each page, I could see the illustrator’s creativity. In addition, I liked the author’s writing style. I liked how she repeated phrases. As a result, this could be a great book to use for shared reading. I also liked that the author used literary devices like onomatopoeia, to add more effect to the story. Lastly, I liked the layout of each page. I like how the author does not have the text on each page in the same spot. I think it is great to have different text layouts because it adds variety within the page layout. However, the only thing that I did not enjoy about the story is the plot. The entire story consisted of Rex trying to scare people, then the story ends with him watching the eggs. The central message of the story is that it is important to take care of family. ( )

This book is about a dinosaur who wants to be looked at as big and strong. His family refers to him as Little Rex, which he hates. However, when his baby dinosaur siblings hatch, they are afraid of him because he is big and strong, the two things Rex wished to be. He doesn't want to frighten the babies, so he says, "I'm little, see." Sweet story about caring about family. ( )