Review: Wonderful, Humorous Poem and Delightful Illustrations ...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
Elwyn Tate’s “My T-Rex Has A Toothache” is one of my grandson’s favorite books – and for good reason.  It is a delightful poem, detailing a most unusual problem of a boy’s T-Rex having a toothache.  Ingenuity eventually helps the boy and his dinosaur solve the dilemma – only to have the youngster’s Pteranodon experience a problem.Elwyn Tate writes with humor and adds charming, colorful illustrations that complement the text nicely.  I particularly like that the T-Rex and the Pteranodon are rendered in a more realistic style than the people and backgrounds.  That style allows a child the freedom to see the story’s imaginary “pets” as real rather than telling them the creatures are “not real”.  Every adult remembers having an imaginary friend or creature – this book plays on that idea.If you are looking for a short, fun-to-read aloud book, I recommend you purchase “My T-Rex Has A Toothache”.