Joaquin Camp – illustratör

A young dinosaur discovers his true calling in this delightful picture book, perfect for fans of Ferdinand and We Don’t Eat Our Classmates.

Frederick Bartholomew Rex the Third comes from a long line of accomplished frighteners. Now it’s time for him to join the family business, so he heads to the big city and begins the work of terrifying the inhabitants with his mighty roar. Only, no matter how hard he tries, nobody is frightened. Not even a little! Dejected and worried about disappointing his parents, Fred Rex decides to seek out other things he might enjoy. He finds himself particularly drawn to opera. Hmm. Could this be how he is actually meant to use his booming voice?

This sweet picture book from award-winning children’s book creator Joaquin Camp sings with humor and heart. With eye-popping artwork complementing this classic story of self-discovery, it makes for a perfect read-aloud that’s sure to captivate young readers. The story will be especially appealing to dinosaur lovers, showing them there’s more than one way to be mighty. This book offers terrific social-emotional learning opportunities with its core message about the power of being your authentic self and defying expectations. It will encourage children to follow their hearts to discover who they truly are.

Little Elisa can’t stop crying and no one knows why. After a sleepless night, it takes a grandmother’s touch—and an explosive fart—to bring much-needed relief.

One night, little Elisa begins to cry. At first her crying resembles a cat’s meow. But it soon grows so loud that the flowers wilt and the birds fly out the window. We move her bed so she can see the moon, we wrap her up warm, cool her down, and tie a red ribbon to her wrist. But nothing works. We all wonder: Why is she crying? 

After a long sleepless night, it takes a grandmother’s touch to finally find out. Elisa lets out a fart that sounds like a plane taking off in the middle of the living room, nine blenders whirring at full power, twenty-seven moaning hair dryers . . .

An irreverent story about the wind that passes through us all, A SLEEPLESS NIGHT shows that seemingly complicated problems can have simpler solutions than we think.