Dino Danger!: The

By Tracey Corderoy and Tony Neal

Looking for adventure?
Want to be a hero?
Step inside the Story Shop!

The Story Shop is packed full of plots, costumes and characters galore. And shopkeepers Wilbur and Fred are ready and waiting to find every customer their perfect adventure!

When scaredy Bear stumbles into the shop, he's NOT ready for anything … especially when Wilbur and Fred suggest a run-for-your-life dinosaur adventure!

Join Bear as he summons his courage to outplay Big T in a game of crazy golf, is given the run around by a trio of Tricera-tots and turns detective to hunt out the veggie thief and restore peas to the dino allotment.

From the acclaimed author of SHIFTY MCGIFTY comes a fresh, funny and highly illustrated new series of chapter books, celebrating the power of imagination. Designed for emerging readers with three linked stories in each book, THE STORY SHOP is perfect for fans of HOTEL FLAMINGO and KITTY.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Little Tiger Press
• Release date: Mar 30, 2023
• ISBN: 9781788956529

Tracey Corderoy

Tracey Corderoy lives near Gloucester in the Cotswolds with her family and a host of lively, lovely pets. Once a trained primary school teacher, Tracey is now an award-winning children’s writer and has published over 45 books since 2010, including the Shifty McGifty and Hubble Bubble series (Nosy Crow). She loves visiting schools, libraries and bookshops, bringing her stories to life with bright, engaging events, and inspiring children to want to be writers too! Visit her website at http://www.traceycorderoy.com/. 

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For Wayne and Rastus, with much love xx – T. C.

For Olive x – T. N.

Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Introduction

Dino-NITS!

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

TriceraTOT Trouble

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

The Veggie Thief!

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

More dino fun!

About the Author

About the Illustrator

Coming Soon…

Copyright

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Welcome to Puddletown High Street!

Looks completely normal, doesn’t it?

Normal baker’s selling normal bread.

Normal shoe shop selling normal wellies.

Normal toyshop selling normal bats and balls.

But nestled between the hairdresser’s and the hardware store (which sells entirely normal brooms) is the most unusual shop:

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8The Story Shop sells adventures you can BE in. With real characters you’ll actually meet!

Shopkeeper Wilbur and his assistant Fred Ferret have props and plots galore.

So, what are you waiting for? Step inside if you’re BRAVE enough.

But be warned, anything might happen…

It had been a busy morning in the Story Shop. Just how Wilbur and Fred liked it!

As they tidied the shoe rack, the bell above the door gave another soft –

ting! ting!

Another customer! cheered Fred as a big brown bear edged inside.

He glanced at the bell, his eyes wide.

Everything all right? called Wilbur.

I-it’s just … sudden noises scare me, said the bear. And stickers. Oh! And 11making choices.

Wilbur whisked a sheet of stickers under the counter.

"But you chose to come here," said Fred kindly.

Well, s-sort of, Bear replied. He held out a voucher in a trembly paw.

"My friend Ted got me this from your shop. ‘One story adventure of your DREAMS’."

Bear eyed a basket of false beards on the counter as if they might bite him on the nose. I’m just not sure I’m b-brave enough, he sighed.

12Nonsense! smiled Wilbur, taking the voucher. "You just need the right adventure!"

He jotted down a few notes, then set off around the shop gathering things Bear could try for size…

13Too – argh! What’s that?!

Two little ghosts had just wafted through the front of the Spooks drawer. Bear leaped into Wilbur’s arms. Too scary!

Don’t mind them – they’re super friendly, said Fred, fanning them away with a toy shield.

They certainly are! Wilbur chuckled. "But while a spooky adventure isn’t quite right for you, Bear, I think I have just the thing."

14Wilbur popped him back down and straightened his hat.