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Nothing Scares a Dinosaur (Ready to Read series)
Jonathan Fenske
Illustrator: Jonathan Fenske
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-6659-3269-1
Keywords: Beginning Reader-shadows, imagination, poetry, bravey, bedtime
The sounds and shadows at bedtime don't scare a dark-skinned boy when he imagines he's a brave dinosaur. Poetic text, lively cartoon-style art.