Story by Rich Simcoe
Illustrations by Jeff Simutis
Everyone should have a best friend. With a knock on the
back door, Liam finds his best friend when he meets Ian, a little
dinosaur that lives in the woods behind his family’s
house.
Liam and Ian have a summer of fun, playing, talking, becoming friends. Even though they are very different, they have very similar things in their lives – family, school, and playtime!
Excerpt:
Just
outside the door, standing on the deck, was a little dinosaur. He
looked just like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, but he wasn’t very tall. He
waved at Liam. Liam went to the door and looked at the dinosaur
through the glass.“Are you real?” Liam
asked the little dinosaur.
“Of course, I’m real. Are you real?” the dinosaur asked.
“Of course, I’m real,” Liam replied. “Are you a dinosaur?”
“I don’t know what that is,” the little dinosaur said.
Reviews:
"What a
wonderful book! It’s a story that makes you smile, combines
imagination with friendship lessons and even shows there can be a
new beginning after we have to say goodbye. Beautifully illustrated
too!"