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  • Camp Rex by Molly Idle
  • Amy Atkinson
Idle, Molly. Camp Rex; written and illus. by Molly Idle. Viking, 2014. [32p]. ISBN 978-0-670-78573-5 $16.99 Reviewed from galleys R 4-7 yrs.

Considering taking your T. rex camping? Author Idle has some words of wisdom in this gently fanciful exploration of all that can go awry, if not completely wrong, in exploring the great outdoors with one’s dino-friends (for instance, your T. rex may offer up an entire tree trunk for campfire kindling). Using the same guidebook style as in her Tea Rex, Idle’s winking prose makes the perfect foil to her demure but descriptive colored pencil drawings. These charming and dimensional illustrations reflect Idle’s experience as an animator, inviting readers’ careful consideration and quiet giggles and delivering generous and gentle humor in gorgeous full-bleed renderings. Sweet and subtle with a liberal pinch of silly, this could provide a welcome quieter interlude in an otherwise rollicking story session.

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