Early Chapter Book
Dinosaurs before Dark
- by Mary Pope Osborne
- (Random House, July 1992)
Eight-year-old prospective scientist Jack and his imaginative little sister Annie discover a tree house full of books, the first of which magicks them into the age of reptiles with a friendly Pteranodon they call Henry, a not-so-friendly T. Rex, and a drove of other dinosaurs. —Michael Main
“Wow,” whispered Jack. “I wish we could go to the time of Pteranodons.”
Jack studied the picture of the odd-looking creature soaring through the sky.
“Ahhh!” screamed Annie.
“What?” said Jack.
“A monster!” Annie cried. She pointed out the tree house window.