Rex is not happy, so he tears up his party invitation and throws it away, and then he stamps in a puddle and makes his little sister cry, thinking it will make him feel better. Then Rex crawls under his bed and falls asleep to dream of strange parties, some of which he has to escape from.

 

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 1997 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Claudio Munoz was born and raised in Chile. He is now a well respected children's illustrator whose Little Captain won the Prix Du Livre De La Mer Award. His books have also been shortlisted for the Smarties Prize and the Mother Goose Award. He now lives in England and is married to Jill Newsome. They have two daughters.