Ran is a small boy who is walking to carnival all by himself. The rides, resembling caterpillar, octopus, etc. frighten him. He finds courage in his name which is enclosed in "Tyranosaurous" which is comforting to him.
The author's son, Nicholas, was the painter for the seven drawings in the book, and its cover. Nicholas, in life, was a portrait painter.
This book is dedicated to her two sons, Ran and Nicholas.
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"Just hump on by," Ran said. He gave the money in his pocket an angry jerk.
Gemma succeeds in starting a girls' football team at her new school, but bitter rival Tyrone does everything he can to stop the girls playing. So begins a battle of wits between the girls and boys, and also between Gemma and sports teacher, Mrs Lawfo
