Amanda lives on a farm with her mother and her father. Cows, dogs, rabbits, cats, kangaroos, possums, wallabies, wombats, parrots, chickens, peacocks, emus, turtles, snakes, and lizards live there, too.

But Amanda wants a dinosaur.

One day, Amanda finds an egg in a log. And soon a baby dinosaur pecks his way out of the egg. Amanda is thrilled. But can a dinosaur be happy on a farm?

Young readers, ages six through eight [grades one and two], are the targeted audience for this colorfully illustrated, sweet tale that is sure to satisfy all dinosaur-loving young readers [although they may feel compelled to check out old hollow logs in hopes of finding a dinosaur egg of their own].

In an entertaining way, the clever story answers many questions young readers may have about dinosaurs and lets young readers speculate on what it might be like to have a dinosaur around their home.

Highly recommended, especially for dinosaur lovers. ( )