HERBIE AND THE T. REX – REVIEW:Litercurious.com

Litercurious Book Review

Title	Herbie and the T. Rex
Author/Illustrator	Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore / Anita Schmidt
Publisher	Olympia Publishers (26 Mar. 2020)
Format	Kindle, Paperback
Pages	30
Language:	English
ISBN 10/13	1788304977 / 978-1788304979

AUTHOR

This is the third book in Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore’s repertoire.

WHO IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE?

Herbie and the T. Rex is written for children 2-6 years old.

SYNOPSIS

Herbie and the T. Rex is a short children’s story about “Herbie the Herbivore” and his friends. They go out together to get some nice leaves to eat when they are set upon by a T. Rex. Herbie and his friends have to think fast to get out of this situation.

CONCLUSION

This book is very nicely illustrated. Anita Schmidt did a wonderful job depicting the dinosaurs and the scenes. The drawings are age appropriate, colorful and delightful.

Herbie and the T. Rex starts off slowly but the plot develops rapidly. As the T. Rex approaches Herbie and his friends, Sebag-Montefiore includes an element of suspense into the story. However, the story line is disjointed and doesn’t flow well.

I wish Herbie had made friends with the T. Rex because I don’t want to teach a 2-6 year old child that violence is the first answer to a bully. Furthermore, some of the vocabulary used is not age appropriate.

SPECIAL MENTION – ILLUSTRATOR

Anita Schmidt is a mother of two and lives near the Baltic Sea in northern Germany. She studied graphic design and now works with Bright Children’s Authors and Illustrators.