The Speedysaurus

Written by Rachel Bright & illustrated by Chris Chatterton

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$8.99

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4 - 6

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Sep 2, 2025

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What's The Speedysaurus About

Publisher Summary

An uplifting tale about perseverance and resilience, by Rachel Bright and Chris Chatterton, creators of the bestselling The Worrysaurus and The Hugasaurus!Speedysaurus gets her very first bicycle! She is excited to start speeding along and dreams of entering a bicycling competition and winning all the medals! But she keeps WIBBLING and WOBBLING until she FALLS. This little dinosaur is just about ready to give up, but Grannysaurus reminds her that a shaky start doesn’t have to mean a wobbly finish. Can Speedysaurus find a new way of looking at things and turn her day around?An empowering story with a reassuring reminder that it is not always a smooth and speedy start when trying something new. From the author of the bestselling The Lion Inside and Love Monster, and talented illustrator, Chris Chatterton.

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The Creatives Behind the Book

Author

Rachel Bright

Rachel Bright is a wordsmith, printmaker, and thinker of happy thoughts. She is passionate about time-honored printmaking techniques, and is the author-illustrator of In A Minute Mama Bear, Love Monster, Love Monster and the Perfect Present, Love Monster and the Last Chocolate, and Love Monster and the Scary Something, as well as many other celebrated books, which have been translated into thirty-eight languages. She works from her studio on a farm near the sea in England, where she lives with her partner; her daughters, River and Sky; and Elvis, the nicest dog in the world.lovemonsterbooks.com

Illustrator

Chris Chatterton

Chris Chatterton is an author, animator, and the illustrator of There’s a Bison Bouncing on the Bed! by Paul Bright and When Santa Came to Stay by Timothy Knapman. Chris Chatterton lives in Newcastle upon Thyme, England.