Hamstersaurus Rex vs. the Cutepocalypse

Hamstersaurus Rex #4

by Tom O'Donnell, Tim Miller (Illustrator)

The fourth and final book in this hilarious classroom comedy series that's perfect for fans of Dog Man and Stick Dog!

Things are calm at last in Maple Bluffs.

The evil manufacturer SmilesCorp is out of business, Hammie Rex is a new dad to three tiny mutant offspring (Stompy, Chompy, and Hatshepsut), and Sam Gibbs feels that he can resume normal life. But soon enough, things get weird.

When Sam visits a toy store to buy Beefer a bar mitzvah gift, one of the toys comes alive and attacks Hammie and the babies! Who could be behind this latest diabolical scheme?

Funny, highly illustrated, and fast-moving, the Hamerstersaurus Rex series is a natural for even reluctant readers.

Genres: Fiction

367 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 2, 2018

About the author

Tom O'Donnell has written for The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, and several TV shows. Tom lives with his wife and kids in Brooklyn, NY.

Reviews

[Teresa Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is part of a series but you don't have to read the other books to understand the story. This book had some funny parts but might be long for young kids. This time Sam takes his hamster to the toy store and a new toy called a Snuzzle goes crazy and starts breaking things. Hamstersaurus Rex has to stop it. The store owner thinks that Sam did all the damage and charges him lots of money. Sam has to prove he is innocent. There is a mystery and some humor too. (Review by Max. third grader)

[Shelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still as funny as the other three books in the series. It took a while for me to get into, but had me guessing who the mastermind “Saw” was. There was grammatical and spelling errors seen a few times, but not enough to throw off the book. Likely just missed in editing. Overall, I enjoyed this series. It may be the last book in the series, but I definitely will keep and eye out for more just in case.

[Hamish Weston · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is based on hamsters and reading it was really good it did take a while to finish but it was really. A quick summary of what I read, firstly this kid called Sam has a hamster-Dino which ends up having kids and the the problem of the book is this toy called a snuzzle turns evil and starts attacking Sam’s town and in the end Sam’s hamster-Dino and it’s kids defeat the snuzzles army. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This might be my favorite Hamstersaurus Rex so far. It's been a fun read aloud series for the boys (9 & 12) and I. I highly recommend this series for kids (and families) who enjoy humor (and mutant pets, and maybe non-mutant pets too).

I hope you still have your tinfoil hat. You might need it - but only for a few minutes.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jon gives this 5 stars "because of the picture at the end".

[Savannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Patricia Kaniasty · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good story. Really liked it. I'm not big on mysteries but this was fun.

[EMPORER Xodus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since he is now a dad I can't imagine hammie without a suit and tie on