Lovers of the Mr Panda series or the Queen collection will enjoy this new quest story by Steve Antony where a family with two dads and three children follow the rainbow to find the elusive Rainbowsaurus. On the way they meet different animals and joining in with their sounds – moo, hiss, ribbit, oink, growl, gobble, quack, buzz, baa, hee-haw and cock-a-doodle-doo – off they march together. After quite a trek they stand baffled, until the gigantic Rainbowsaurus pops up behind them, greeting them with a huge ROAR. Back home they go, oinking, mooing and so on, carried on the back of their new found friend. The joy of this book lies in the possibility for joining in and having a great time following the family as they look for the Rainbowsaurus. The illustrations march, bounce, and dance across the pages taking readers with the group of animals: a red cow, a green pig, an indigo bear, a blue sheep and an orange snake and many other oddly coloured animals on their quest to find the creature that has all the colours of the rainbow. Readers from 3 upwards will enjoy predicting something about the story from the cover and the vibrant end papers and will have a great time making animal noises as the story romps along.
Eve Bearne
Rainbowsaurus by Steve Antony
Hachette Children’s Books
ISBN 9781444964516
£12.99
Published 2024
