We're Back! A Dinosaur Story
We're Back! A Dinosaur Story cover |
Hudson Talbott |
Hudson Talbott |
Hudson Talbott |
United States |
Fiction, children's literature |
Crown |
November 1987 |
Print (flatcover) |
20 |
Into the Woods |
Going Hollywood! A Dinosaur's Dream |
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story is a 1987 children's book drawn and written by Hudson Talbott,[1] and published by Crown.[2] A Tyrannosaurus Rex named Rex is the main character and narrator. Other dinosaurs included in the book are a Triceratops, a Parasaurolophus, an Apatosaurus, a Stegosaurus, and a Velociraptor, with the only exception being the Pteranodon, a pterosaur.
A sequel book was later published, Going Hollywood! A Dinosaur's Dream[3] and Your Pet Dinosaur: An Owner's Manual.[4]
Plot[edit]
One day, in the Cretaceous Period, as a Tyrannosaurus named Rex is about to devour a smaller dinosaur, he is captured by a flying saucer piloted by a small, reptilian alien named Vorb. He recruits him and several other dinosaurs (including Woog the Triceratops, Pteri the Pteranodon, Jorbi the Parasaurolophus, Bigon the Apatosaurus, Spike the Stegosaurus, and Dwig the Velociraptor) he has found for a trial of a special "vitamin" he has developed which, upon feeding it to the dinosaurs, causes them to become sentient. Vorb takes them aboard his saucer and they travel to the present, dropping them off in New York City, which at that moment is celebrating the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The dinosaurs pretend to be inflatable balloons to sneak along with the parade, but Rex mistakes one of the real dinosaur balloons to be his Allosaurus friend Worgul. The ruse is broken as a result of him accidentally popping "Worgul" and the dinosaurs flee as the crowd panics in sight of them. The police come to capture the dinosaurs soon after, but the helpful curator of the American Museum of Natural History, Dr. Miriam Bleeb, takes the dinosaurs in, and hides them from the cops by having them pretend to be life-size model dinosaurs. This satisfies the police, who leave to search for the dinosaurs elsewhere, and the curator lets them stay for the night. She reads them a bedtime story about a trilobite who wanted to walk on land, while the dinosaurs watch out the window, unsure about their future. [5]
Film adaptation[edit]
The book was later adapted into an animated film of the same name in 1993, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures.
See also[edit]
- Children's literature portal
References[edit]
- ^ Barbara Tepa Lupack; Alan Lupack (2008). Illustrating Camelot. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-84384-183-8.
- ^ We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story by Hudson Talbott, HC/DJ, 1987, Crown, NY|eBay
- ^ Going Hollywood: A Dinosaur's Dream-Amazon.com
- ^ Amazon.com: Your Pet Dinosaur: An Owner's Manual
- ^ Internet Archive
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A time traveling scientist goes back to prehistoric times and feeds dinosaurs a magic cereal that increases their intelligence - next they land in modern New York City for a series of comic ... Read allA time traveling scientist goes back to prehistoric times and feeds dinosaurs a magic cereal that increases their intelligence - next they land in modern New York City for a series of comic adventures.A time traveling scientist goes back to prehistoric times and feeds dinosaurs a magic cereal that increases their intelligence - next they land in modern New York City for a series of comic adventures.
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I love the Movie We're back!a dinosaur's story! My favorite character is Rex. Don't mess with him, he got the groove. I'm a child at heart, so I enjoy this movie every time I watch it, even now when I'm a teenager. Rex is just one of my childhood heroes and I'm still watching them all. It is a great children's movie. I would definitely recommended it for parents to let their kids watch it. It teaches children that there are stronger feelings than fear, like friendship and love. Also the movie critics don't know a good movie or story when they see one. I can tell if a movie is good or not. I'll tell you this movie is one where kids will want to watch it over and over again!
- eieirish26
- Jan 13, 2009
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We're Back! A Dinosaur Story cover | |
Author | Hudson Talbott |
Country | United States |
Genre | Fiction, children's literature |
Publisher | Crown |