Rex
Illustrated by David Mackintosh.
Meet Rex. He is the class pet. Every day someone gets to take Rex home. What would you do if Rex came to visit you?
Classroom ideas
Rex the chameleon to make mobiles, bookmarks, paddlepop stick puppets etc.: click here.
Rex the dinosaur to cut out and make: click here.
Make a puppet theatre and recreate scenes in the book or create your own adventures: click here.
T Rex finger puppets: click here.
Make a T Rex flip book: click here.
Make Rex posters - what would you do, if Rex came to visit you?
Bring in a favourite toy or dinosaur from home. Make your own 'special book' out of an exercise book to write its adventures and draw pictures.
Click here for a Rex colouring in sheet.
Reviews
The design is energetic, with a naive intensity that perceptively captures a child's world. The Independent Read more...
The remarkably expressive crayon drawings are rich with narrative detail. The Guardian Read more...
A wonderfully imaginative story. The Guardian Read more...
The book is a genuine charmer, not least in the way the illustrations take the basic ideas of the text, and depict them large and colourfully. Sunday Age Read more...
Like the best picture books, this will delight littlies and adults alike. South East Advertiser Read more...
Ursula Dubosarsky's cunning imagination and David Mackintosh's lively, character-driven drawings engage until the final lingering question: What would Rex get up to if you took him home? The Australian Read more...
Feature on 'Rex' at Ferncourt Primary School. Sydney Morning Herald Read more...