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As the only T. rex in her school, Penelope is often overlooked but when she loses her confidence after signing up for the school talent show, her father and some friends help her find her courage.Book Synopsis
Readers will twist and shout for this headbanging companion to the #1 New York Times best-selling We Don't Eat Our Classmates.
Penelope is a T. rex, and she's very good at it. She also likes to rock out on guitar! With the school talent show coming up, Penelope can't wait to perform for her classmates. But sharing who you are can be show-stoppingly scary, especially when it's not what people expect. Will Penelope get by with a little help from her friends?
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PRAISE FOR BRUCE'S BIG FUN DAY A welcome addition.--School Library Journal PRAISE FOR BRUCE'S BIG MOVE Junior Library Guild Selection PRAISE FOR BRUCE'S BIG STORM Clever and hilarious.--School Library Journal PRAISE FOR BRUCE'S BIG STORM Junior Library Guild Selection PRAISE FOR PEEK-A-BRUCE In the same league as any of the great children's classics: rich in detail, deft, smooth, elegant, and expressive. Part Are You My Mother? part The Odd Couple, all delightful.--Kirkus Reviews PRAISE FOR WE DON'T EAT OUR CLASSMATES Too much fun for a single read.--Booklist PRAISE FOR 1 GRUMPY BRUCE Bank Street Best Children's Book of the YearAbout The Author
Ryan T. Higgins (ryanthiggins.com) is the author and illustrator of the #1 New York Times best-selling We Don't Eat Our Classmates; the New York Times best-selling Mother Bruce, which received the E. B. White Read Aloud Award and the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor; Hotel Bruce; BE QUIET!; Bruce's Big Move; and others. He lives in Maine with his wife and kids and a menagerie of pets.