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Penelope Rex vs. the New Kid

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Aug 2026
August 18, 2026
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General Fiction General Fiction
Pages
48

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A brand-new Penelope Rex book from Ryan T. Higgins, the #1 New York Times best-selling author-illustrator ofWe Don???t Eat Our Classmates and Mother Bruce! Just when she has gotten used to being the only dinosaur in a class full of children, Penelope Rex is surprised to learn that the new kid is???a dinosaur just like her! Will the playground be big enough for the two of them?Penelope Rex is the only dinosaur in her school and she likes it that way. But when a new kid joins her class, Penelope doesn???t know how to feel about it???because this new kid is another dinosaur! As she tries to welcome Patty Topps, Penelope is faced with some dino-size questions about standing out, fitting in, and what really makes her feel special. Readers will root for Penelope as she navigates what it means to be one of a kind (even if she???s no longer the only kid in her class who is seven feet tall and covered in scales). Read all of the Penelope Rex books!· We Don't Eat Our Classmates· We Will Rock Our Classmates· We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish· Bundle Up, Penelope Rex· Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets

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First Edition Aug 2026 Disney Press ISBN 1368108709
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