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32 pp.
| Putnam |
September, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-24642-5$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
David Clark.
The Mine-o-saur's greediness gains him toys, blocks, and snacks but alienates him from the other dinosaurs in his class. A dose of the cold shoulder helps him see he'd rather have friends than stuff. The text alternates between prose and Mine-o-saur's rhyming tirades. The energetic, colorful illustrations may distract readers from the all-too-apparent message: greed is bad, sharing good.