The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch

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A hand reached out and patted Dinah on the shoulder. A large scaly hand with a spiked thumb!nnOn a school trip tosee the dinosaurs in the museum, everyone in the class has a packed lunch. Everyone, that is, except for Dinah. Until a friendly iguanodon decides to help...nnSoon Dinah has a very special packed lunch - and a huge surprise to come!

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JACQUELINE WILSON:nJacqueline Wilson is one of Britain's most outstanding writers for young readers. She is the most borrowed author from British libraries and has sold over 25 million books in this country. As a child, she always wanted to be a writer and wrote her first 'novel' when she was nine, filling countless exercise books as she grew up. She started work at a publishing company and then went on to work as a journalist on Jackie magazine (which was named after her) before turning to write fiction full time.nnJacqueline has been honoured with many of the UK's top awards for children's books, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Smarties Prize, the Red House Book Award and the Children's Book of the Year. She was awarded an OBE in 2002 and is the children's Laureate for 2005-2007.nnNICK SHARRATT:nNick Sharratt knew from an early age that he wanted to use his artistic skills in his career. He went to Manchester Polytechnic to do an Art Foundation course, followed by a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design at St Martin's School of Art in London. Since graduating in 1984, Nick has been working full-time as an illustrator, with his work hugely in demand for children's books.nnHis famous collaboration with Jacqueline Wilson began with The Story of Tracy Beaker, published in 1991 and he has illustrated every one of her best-selling books published by Doubleday/Corgi since then.nnNick also illustrates full-colour picture and novelty books such as Eat Your Peas (Bodley Head), written by Kes Gray, which won the 2000 Children's Book Award and Pants (David Fickling Books), written by Giles Andreae, which also won the Children's Book Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2003. He also writes his own picture books.nnNick lives in Brighton, Sussex.Table of ContentsA great story . . . Perceptive,Crisp narrative and neat turn of phrase... A surefire addition to the shelves of early readers,An appealing story told with humour and sensitivity,Should appeal to any child that loves dinosaur inspired books,With ingenious subtlety, Wilson is able to deal with single-parenthood and the loneliness of being `different` while stirring up a fun story for newly independent readers.