T-Rex, T-Rex

If you have a dino loving kid in your life, who changes the words in Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, to T-Rex, T-Rex, What Do You See, like I do, have I got the book for you!

How to write your own kids book in 15 easy steps (feel free to skip this part)

  1. Listen to your child read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? incorrectly, on purpose, to satisfy her desire for all things dinosaur.
  2. Slowly die inside as she forces you to also read the book incorrectly, on purpose, to satisfy her desire for all things dinosaur.
  3. Remember that you have created many little booklets for your classes over the years.
  4. Sit down to draw dinosaurs, because a book for your child deserves original art.
  5. Decide this is going to take too long, harass your sister for computer graphic type of information on how to more efficiently draw dinosaurs, you know, on a computer.
  6. Drive to Staples, purchase a tablet and stylo to draw said dinosaurs.
  7. Scour the internet for a simple Paint program.
  8. Realize that the tablet and stylo are more geared towards actual graphic designers, who pay to use real programs, like Adobe Illustrator.
  9. Return tablet and stylo to Staples.
  10. Sharpen pencil, prepare Sharpies.
  11. Google dinosaur clipart for dinosaur drawing inspiration.
  12. Draw dinos.
  13. Scan dinos.
  14. Assemble book.  VOILA!!
  15. Hope and pray she never misreads another book again.

TRexTRex

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