Kid Rex to the Rescue
Published on 26. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-4449-7908-4 (ISBN)
Description
Meet Max, an ordinary kid with extraordinary dino powers...
It may look like a messy bedroom that needs to be tidied, but for Max it's...a new mission for KID REX!
Cape? Check
Dino mask? Check
Dino-disc and awesome gadgets? Check
As Max's imagination transforms him into undefeated superhero Kid Rex, he's ready to use his dinosaur powers to battle past a giant sea dragon, rolling robots and even a dust bunny army! Can Kid Rex - and his sidekick Dino Dad - defeat the evil King Dust Bunny and return the residents of Toy Town safely to their homes?
Winner of the 2023 Mo Siewcharran Prize, Kid Rex to the Rescue is a celebration of the imagination that brings adventure and magic to the everyday.
It may look like a messy bedroom that needs to be tidied, but for Max it's...a new mission for KID REX!
Cape? Check
Dino mask? Check
Dino-disc and awesome gadgets? Check
As Max's imagination transforms him into undefeated superhero Kid Rex, he's ready to use his dinosaur powers to battle past a giant sea dragon, rolling robots and even a dust bunny army! Can Kid Rex - and his sidekick Dino Dad - defeat the evil King Dust Bunny and return the residents of Toy Town safely to their homes?
Winner of the 2023 Mo Siewcharran Prize, Kid Rex to the Rescue is a celebration of the imagination that brings adventure and magic to the everyday.
Reviews / Votes
'Dinosaurs and superheroes galore in this bright book that merges the classic picture book style with a comic-book flair. When Kid Rex goes into battle to save Toy Town from the evil King Dust Bunny, he wrestles with challenges to save the day (and leaves his room the cleanest it's ever been!). Featuring a sweet father-son relationship, this highly illustrated book is great for adventure seekers and fans of dinosaurs and superheroes' * IBC's Top Pick *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 485 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
192 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4449-7908-4 (9781444979084)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Mayo Agard-Olubo
Kid Rex to the Rescue
E-Book
03/2026
Hodder Children's Books
€4.99
Available for download
Persons
Mayo Agard-Olubo (Author)
Mayo (pronounced My-yo) is a writer and poet based in London who writes fiction in prose and verse for children and young adults. He is passionate about creating the stories he felt were missing from his own childhood, thrilling fantastical adventures and inspirational uplifting stories centred around young Black characters.
Diane Ewen (Illustrator)
Diane Ewen is British illustrator, born in Walsall, in the West Midlands. She is winner of the Jericho Prize and the Queen's Knickers Awards, 2021. She has always been in love with art and graduated from the University of Wolverhampton with a B.A. Honours Degree in illustration. Diane likes to create illustrations that are hand-drawn in pencil before painting in watercolour and acrylics prior to embellishing them using Photoshop, but she also enjoys working directly on the computer screen creating her designs.
Mayo (pronounced My-yo) is a writer and poet based in London who writes fiction in prose and verse for children and young adults. He is passionate about creating the stories he felt were missing from his own childhood, thrilling fantastical adventures and inspirational uplifting stories centred around young Black characters.
Diane Ewen (Illustrator)
Diane Ewen is British illustrator, born in Walsall, in the West Midlands. She is winner of the Jericho Prize and the Queen's Knickers Awards, 2021. She has always been in love with art and graduated from the University of Wolverhampton with a B.A. Honours Degree in illustration. Diane likes to create illustrations that are hand-drawn in pencil before painting in watercolour and acrylics prior to embellishing them using Photoshop, but she also enjoys working directly on the computer screen creating her designs.