Marty is mad about dinosaurs. His mother has explained why they no longer exist, but Marty thinks they're all just good at hiding- and he sets off to find one! Along the way, he finds all sorts of other weird and wonderful creatures - an alien under the table, a unicorn in the shed, even a giant - all desperate to be found, but Marty isn't interested - he only wants to find a dinosaur, however long it takes...

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2004 by Chicken House Ltd .

Mark Sperring is a brand new picture book author. He is a bookseller and lives with his family in Bristol, UK. Alexandra Steele-Morgan is a new picture book illustrator from Wales.