Wee Reads: Don't Forget Dexter by Lindsay Ward

Ever since Finn was born, and even before then, we would read to him. We wanted to show him reading from an early age. Now he loves us to read the same books, over, and over, and over. But it is the sweetest thing, when he likes to pick out a book and climb into our laps. 

Don't Forget Dexter by Lindsey Ward

  

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?!

Do you like this book?
Yeah! I like the toy dinosaur, but I was sad when he got left...

What's your favorite part of the book?
When he was singing and stomping! And when you rawr'ed you scared me! But it made me feel sad when he was sad. He thought his boy left him.

What do you think of the cover?
I like it a lot. I like the orange Dexter dinosaur and the polka dots!

Do you want me to read it again?
Later.

Okay, this book is adorable. It goes through all the reasons why Dexter the dinosaur's best friend couldn't have left him, and all the ways he's trying to get back to his boy. Great artwork and it was fun to read.

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Lindsay Ward has a BFA in Illustration from Syracuse University. Her most recent books include The Importance of Being 3 (Dial 2016) and Rosco vs. the Baby (S&S, 2016). She is also the author and illustrator of Henry Finds His Word (Dial, 2015), When Blue Met Egg (Dial, 2012), and Please Bring Balloons (Dial, 2013), which will soon be a play produced by the New York City Children’s Theater in 2017. Her work has been reviewed in Kirkus Reviews, Publisher’s Weekly, The Plain Dealer, and the New York Times. Lindsay is currently working on her newest picture books Brobarians and Don’t Forget Dexter (Two Lions, 2017). She lives in Peninsula, Ohio with her family. Visit her online at www.lindsaymward.com.