Super Saurus and the Egg

by Deborah Underwood, Ned Young (Illustrator)

Overview

Super Saurus has a new superhero mission: He must learn how to welcome a new sibling into the family!

When Arnold's parents bring an egg home and tell him he's going to be an older brother, Arnold is not convinced. Arnold knows the egg could be anything. . . maybe even an EGG OF DOOM!

If a vampire-saurus flies out of the egg, Super Saurus will be ready! If a planet-crushing robot stomps out of the egg, Super Saurus will be ready! If Maud the Marauder jumps out of the egg, Super Saurus will be ready! But what happens if the Egg of Doom turns out to be Arnold's new little brother or sister?

With the same wit, humor, and charm that shines in Super Saurus Saves Kindergarten, this super sequel will be sure to captivate new and old readers alike.

Don't miss: 
Super Saurus Saves Kindergarten

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423175698
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	05/22/2018
Series:	Super Saurus , #2
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Deborah Underwood is the author of numerous books for children, including Outside In, Interstellar Cinderella, XO, Exoplanet, and New York Times bestsellers The Quiet Book, The Loud Book, and Here Comes the Easter Cat. She lives in Northern California and invites you to visit her online at deborahunderwoodbooks.com.

Ned Young (www.nedyoung.com) is a self-taught painter and illustrator. He illustrated Super Saurus Saves Kindergarten, Jamie A. Swenson's Big Rig, and is the author and illustrator of the Zoomer series. He lives in Brigham City, Utah.

Editorial Reviews

03/12/2018
Arnold, the eponymous brontosaurus who comes clad in a yellow visor and a red superhero cape, is informed by his parents—whose green necks are so long that they don’t always fit on the page—that a baby dinosaur will soon hatch out of their egg. He assures them that “we definitely don’t need one of those.” In fact, he soon becomes convinced that the “Egg of Doom” doesn’t hold a dinosaur but instead his future archnemesis. He keeps his enemy close, taking the egg along with him on his imaginary adventures to a desert planet and a swampy cave. When the egg hatches and it’s not a “vampire-saurus” or “rampaging robot,” but an actual baby, he has to readjust his thinking. Young’s comic book–style action sequences featuring spaceships and attacking robots offer good fun, while Arnold demonstrates how coming to terms with having a sibling is sometimes a learning process. Ages 5–6. Author’s agency: Erin Murphy Literary Agency. (May)

Publishers Weekly

"Young’s comic book–style action sequences featuring spaceships and attacking robots offer good fun, while Arnold demonstrates how coming to terms with having a sibling is sometimes a learning process."—Publishers Weekly

Praise for Super Saurus Saves Kindergarten:

* "Imagination as a coping mechanism equals lots of superpowered fun." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"This animated story will provide an engaging read-aloud for preschoolers and young children, while early elementary students could enjoy exploring the detailed illustrations independently." —School Library Journal
 

From the Publisher

2018-03-18
Having saved kindergarten (2017), Super Saurus tackles his next issue: his parents' unhatched egg. This kid's imagination knows no bounds, so when faced with the uncertainty of a brother or a sister, he does the only thing he can: declare "Super Saurus works alone" and imagine that it's the "EGG OF DOOM." He'll be ready no matter what hatches. His "Super Sun" will shrivel a "vampire-saurus," his "Robot Ruster" will stop a "planet-crushing robot," and Maud the Marauder will vamoose at the first sound from his "Bagpipe Blaster." Super Saurus has to keep the egg close in order to immediately overpower whatever hatches, and despite his words to the contrary, his parents think it's sweet how taken he is with the idea of being a big brother. When the inevitable happens, Super Saurus truly does vanquish the tot that hatches, but his little sister does some vanquishing of her own…and becomes a great sidekick: Super Goo. Young's acrylic illustrations play up the dichotomy between Super Saurus' fancies and, with the turn of a page, reality: Toys, a fish net, a flashlight, and bubbles are the common items that turn into his superhero tools (and that readers are likely to have as well). These dinos are sauropods, the parents with long necks. Super Saurus has blue hair like his dad's, and Goo, blonde, like her mother's.Super Saurus' imagination once again conquers a challenging situation. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews