Dinosaur Pox

by Jeremy Strong, Nick Sharratt (Illustrator)

Jodie hates her life and her looks, but when she wakes up one morning as a stegosaurus things are even worse. Coping with school is impossible and when her parents take her to the doctor, Jodie is kidnapped by an evil consultant, Mr Pinkerton-Snark, who plans to exploit her to make his fortune!

Genres: Fiction, Childrens

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1999

Reviews

[Year 3 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked when they tried to escape from the police officers so the dinosaur couldn't be captured. - LT
I liked it when Jodie turned into a dinosaur! - LS
I liked it when the man stood still with his dog and they called the cops! - BC
I liked it when Mark was really mean to Jodie but then when Jodie was captured, Mark tried to save her even though he had been really mean to her at the start. - MJ
When Jodie knocked over the police car! - VC

[Timothy Burbage · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this to my son. He liked the girl turning into the dinosaur and going on a rampage through supermarkets and schools.

I liked how the message was pretty clear about learning to love yourself and all that comes with it.

I thought the book was funny, the language was interesting and had a pretty clear villain. The only thing was that the resolution fell a bit flat for me as it happened "off screen". Also the illustrations were great.

[Emma Radford · Rating 5 out of 5]

J (7) loved this!

[Stacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

To follow

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

We all enjoyed this and we also had it as an audio book which was a popular bedtime choice.

[Niall Peaston · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want to give this book 4 and a half stars :)