Popular comedy writer James Breakwell brings us the story of a determined boy with big dreams who remains undeterred by all the naysayers!
Tommy knows exactly what he wants to be when he grows up. But when he announces that he plans to be a pterodactyl, it turns out he's surrounded by skeptics (because what would he eat? Where would he live? How would he make money?). What's a kid with a big dream to do? Well first of all, he's not about to give up. (And he has a lot of good answers!) And fortunately, Tommy also has a wonderfully open-minded dad who helps him find a way to fulfil his goal. Kids will be cheering for Tommy on his road to pterodactyl Dom in this funny, engaging story, all the way to its clever resolution.
Popular comedy writer James Breakwell brings us the story of a determined boy with big dreams who remains undeterred by all the naysayers!
Tommy knows exactly what he wants to be when he grows up. But when he announces that he plans to be a pterodactyl, it turns out he's surrounded by skeptics (because what would he eat? Where would he live? How would he make money?). What's a kid with a big dream to do? Well first of all, he's not about to give up. (And he has a lot of good answers!) And fortunately, Tommy also has a wonderfully open-minded dad who helps him find a way to fulfil his goal. Kids will be cheering for Tommy on his road to pterodactyl Dom in this funny, engaging story, all the way to its clever resolution.
James Breakwell (explodingunicorn.com) is a professional comedy
writer and amateur father of four girls. His family humor Twitter
account, @XplodingUnicorn, has been featured on media outlets
around the world. His previous books include the middle grade novel
The Chosen Twelve, the children's guided journal Prance Like No
One's Watching, and three humorous parenting guides- How to Save
Your Child from Ostrich Attacks, Accidental Time Travel, and
Anything Else that Might Happen on an Average Tuesday; Only Dead on
the Inside- A Parent's Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse;
and Bare Minimum Parenting- The Ultimate Guide to Not Quite Ruining
Your Child. He writes a parenting column for the IndyStar, and
lives in Indiana.
Sophie Corrigan's (sophiecorrigan.com) previous picture books
include Animal BFFs, The (Not) BAD Animals, the Pugtato series, I
Love You Like No Otter, Thank Goodness We Both Have Our Soft Sides,
Animal Anatomy, Lulu Is a Rhinocerous (by Jason Flom and Allison
Flom), and Jingle Smells, Santa Jaws, and Mince Spies (all by Mark
Sperring). She spends her spare time going to shows, watching
nature programs, eating vegan food, hanging out with her pet
cockatiels, and occasionally making cute things from wool and clay.
She lives in Lancashire in the United Kingdom.
“Seeing [Tommy] achieve the essence of his dream is just as
satisfying as watching his father join in his fantasy while, no
doubt, figuring out how Tommy can realistically achieve his
ambition. There’s gentle humor as well as warmth in both the text
and the appealing digital illustrations. An engaging picture book
for reading aloud.” —Booklist
“Kids will cheer the satisfying, makes-perfect-sense ending. This
empowering story is all about having seemingly unattainable goals
and being lucky enough to have supporters willing to help achieve
them. Tommy’s a sweet, realistic, albeit dreamy, character; his
dad, a model, caring parent. The colorful, somewhat stylized
illustrations are lively and humorous. . . . Affirmation that you
can have dreams the size of a prehistoric flying reptile.” —Kirkus
Reviews
“Colorful and cleverly detailed illustrations move the action along
to the happy ending . . . This gentle story will appeal to dinosaur
fans with dreams of their own.” —School Library Journal
“Corrigan’s bouncy, cartoonlike illustrations feature simply drawn
characters, with color and shading providing depth. . . . . Whether
it be dino lovers or fans of prehistoric flying reptiles (as Tommy
reminds us, pterodactyls are not dinosaurs), this story speaks to
anyone who dreams of the seemingly impossible.” —The Horn Book
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