Thesaurus Rex

Laya Steinberg (2003), 24 pages

Illustrated by Debbie Harter

Audience: pre-K

Format: Board book

Thesaurus Rex is a playful, active bright-blue spotted dinosaur that finds synonyms for everything he does! For instance, when he plays … he frolics, rollicks, frisks, and romps. While eating he munches, crunches, nibbles, gnaws, and when he gets ready to sleep he doesn’t just leap - he bounces, jumps, springs, and flies into bed. Thesaurus Rex effectively combines educational elements with a kid-friendly character and storyline – making it a must-have book for preschoolers. Kids will have a great time building their vocabulary and discovering new words!

Reviewed by: Katharine Quinn, SJSU MLIS Student

If you liked this book, you may like: Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What is an Adjective? by Brian P. Cleary, The Boy who Loved Words by Roni Schotter, or Slop Goes the Soup: A Noisy Warthog Word Book by Pamela Edwards

Other books by this author: All Around Me I See