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K-3
Illustrated by
Matthew Myers.
Like many dads, Tobias's father works all the time; unlike other dads, Tobias's father is a (grumpy) T-rex. At Field Day, the dino dad ends up saving the day after a gang of bullies descends. The story's focus is scattered; however, the painterly illustrations of the tie-wearing, newspaper-reading, lawn-mowing suburban T-rex are almost worth the price of admission.