Don't forget Dexter!

Material Type	Library	Call Number	Item Barcode	Location
Book	Searching... North Andover - Stevens Memorial Library	JP ANIMALS DINOSAURS WAR	31478003465987	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Andover - Memorial Hall Library Children's Room	JE WAR	31330008363792	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Billerica Public Library	E/WAR	33934004049392	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Dracut - Moses Greeley Parker Memorial Library	E/WARD	31482002779265	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Dracut - Moses Greeley Parker Memorial Library	E/WARD	31482002779273	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Haverhill Public Library	J/PIC/WARD	31479006907504	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Merrimac Public Library	JJ WAR	32125000946811	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Methuen - Nevins Memorial Library	J-ER WAR	31548003172732	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Newburyport Public Library	J WA / PICTURE	32128003606697	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... North Reading - Flint Memorial Library	JJ WAR	31550002338926	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Tewksbury Public Library	DINOSAURS JJ WAR	32132003068072	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Topsfield Town Library	JJ WARD	32133002344407	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Westford - J.V. Fletcher Library	E WARD	31990004595133	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Wilmington Memorial Library	PICTURE BOOK DINOSAURS WARD	32136003294034	Searching... Unknown

Summary

Introducing Dexter T. Rexter, the toughest, coolest dinosaur ever. At least he likes to think so.

When his best friend, Jack, leaves him behind at the doctor's office, Dexter T. Rexter panics. First he tries to find Jack. Then he sings their special song. Then he sings their special song even louder . But when Jack still doesn't appear, Dexter starts to wonder. What if he's being replaced by another toy? It can't be--after all, he can STOMP, RAWR, and CHOMP! Right? Right?!

This hilariously neurotic dinosaur will do whatever it takes to get his friend back--even asking the reader's advice--in this first book of a brand-new series.

Reviews (3)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 1-Ah, the plight of the well-loved but forgotten toy. For parents, the accidentally forgotten favorite toy brings on a feeling of near terror as well as hysterics from their child. The toy owners experience extreme distress and tears. But what about the forgotten toy? In this story, a cuddly looking T-Rex (Dexter T. Rexter) that has been left behind in the waiting room of a doctor's office speaks directly to readers about his longing for his best friend, a young black boy named Jack. Children are pulled into Dexter's story, from the emotional high when he recites the rhyming battle cry Jack created especially for him, "Dexter Dino,/Stomp through/the swamp./Dexter Dino,/Chomp, Chomp,/Chomp!" to the low when he thinks that he might have been left behind on purpose because he is not as cool as a motorized car or truck. The dino's escape attempts are numerous and amusing, and his eventual reunion with Jack is sweet. The childlike illustrations are primarily orange and yellow and perfectly convey Dexter's ever-changing moods. VERDICT Sure to be loved by young children who value toys over their parent's cell phones.-Sally James, South Hillsborough Elementary School, CA © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Oh no! Dexter the stuffed dinosaur has inadvertently been left behind at the doctor's office by his "best friend," Jack. Dexter may be a tiny toy in a very big waiting room, but he's not panicking just yet. After all, he isn't alone-Dexter is more than happy to allay his anxieties by breaking the fourth wall and chatting up readers: "Wait, what did you say? You think dinosaurs are awesome? Even better than trucks? Really? Me too." But Dexter soon runs out of ideas and courage; after an escape attempt lands him in the waiting room's aquarium, he becomes certain that Jack is "really never ever ever ever coming back." (One page later, though, a tearful and mortified Jack bursts into the room.) Ward (Brobarians) is as funny as ever as she chronicles her orange hero's nervous, no-filter state of mind, and her cut-paper, pencil, and ink drawings-with their visual asides, annotations, and shifts in scale-are irrepressible. It's high anxiety made highly adorable. Ages 3-7. Agent: Stefanie Von Borstel, Full Circle Literary. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Horn Book Review

Can you help me? I'm looking for my best friend, Jack." Left at the doctors office, toy dinosaur Dexter's confidence soon turns to worry: "what if he left me here ON PURPOSE?" But Jack does come back--first tearful, then gleeful to reunite with Dexter. The humorously neurotic dino and his owner, a young brown-skinned boy, are depicted with verve in the mixed-media illustrations. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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