Trent Roberts (text) and Chrissie Krebs (illustration), A Dinosaur Ate Dad’s Hair, Scholastic Australia, August 2019, 24 pp., RRP $17.99 (hbk), ISBN
9781742762678
Have you ever heard of a Ty-eat-your-hair-us Rex? If not, you’re certainly missing out! It’s a rare and widely unheard of dinosaur that feeds on the hair of dad’s around the world, leaving them bald. Or so says Felix’s dad in, A Dinosaur Ate Dad’s Hair by Trent Roberts and Chrissie Krebs.
Felix and his brother really want to know, ‘for real’ what happened to their Dad’s hair. Why is he completely and totally, shiny-topped bald? So entails ridiculous tale after tale that will leave adults and children alike laughing out loud. From altruistic hair plucking to keep his freezing children warm to swashbuckling rescues on the high seas.
This hilarious story is a quirky gift for fun-loving dads who struggle to answer the awkward questions their children ask. The illustrations are engaging, clever and are assured to get a few laughs out of readers of all ages (particularly Dad’s bushy eyebrows and hairy legs!)
Reviewed by Katie Mineeff
