That's What Dinosaurs Do

written by

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Jory John •

illustrations by

Pete Oswald

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That’s What Dinosaurs Do Text copyright © 2019 by Jory John Illustrations copyright © 2019 by Pete Oswald All rights reserved. Manufactured in China.

No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

For information address HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007. www.harpercollinschildrens.com ISBN 978-0-06-234319-2 The artist used scanned watercolor textures and digital paint to create the illustrations for this book.

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To Patrick, Julie, and Clementine: Roar!

—J.J. For William —P.O.

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William had a really great weekend.

But now his throat hurt from way too much roaring.

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William went to the doctor.

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“No more roaring for a week!” the doctor proclaimed. “And I mean it.”

asked William.

“Exactly,” said the doctor.

“Don’t do that.”

“But how can I not roar?” thought William.

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William was sad.

Down.

Distraught.

Depressed.

Drained.

Roaring was his life!

Now what?

He did want to get better, though, so William completely stopped his roaring.

It was not easy.

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