Seven animal friends (fox, bird, bear, deer, snake, and a pair of arguing rabbits) about to lose their forest home to a Plas-Tic Trees Factory plot to save their patch of woods. They decide to impersonate a dinosaur, and news crews and scientists are soon on the scene. A stumble ends the reptilian ruse with a crash to the ground that sends the animals tumbling out of the mechanical costume, but all isn’t lost. “A Big-Mouth Jinx Fox! A Bronchial Woodpecker! A Himalayan Frost Bear! Crabby-Faced Punching Rabbits! A Left-Footed Klutz Deer! A Drop-Tail Adder!” It turns out the friends are all endangered species (and in the case of one of them, extinct!). A hilarious picture book with a delightful cast of characters features whimsical, mixed-media illustrations perfectly suited to the silliness of the story. There is plenty of humor for older children and even adults to enjoy, while young readers and listeners will relish the ongoing antics. (Ages 3–8)

Rojo and his pals have a problem: The forest where they live is about to be torn down and replaced with a Plas-Tic Trees factory. The animals are at a loss, until they come up with a plan to scare away the builders using sticks, burlap, power tools—and a gigantic dinosaur. Have these seven endangered friends got what it takes to save their home? Turns out they do . . . in ways they never expected.