1. Little Grunt And The Big Egg This book is about a boy who finds a big egg near the swamp. It hatches into dinosaur. It grows a lot and gets kicked out of the house. The dinosaur comes to save them from the volcano and is their pet again.

2. Setting/Characters The story takes place in the Jurassic period. The characters are Unca Grunt, Aunt Grunt, Granny Grunt,Mamma Grunt, Papa Grunt, and Little Grunt.

3. Problem The problem was that the boy got a dino. The dino grew bigger and he was too big so the family kicked him out.

4. Solution The volcanno was getting ready to blow up next to the grunts but the dino saved them.He was now there pet.

5. Connection It reminds me of when I had an Easter egg hunt and when I found an odd egg.It also reminds me of when I found a bird nest in my garage.When my dad put his jacket on a bird started to flop around inside it.

6. About the Author Tomi de Paola was born on September 15, 1934 in Meriden,Connecticut.At age four he told anyone who would listen his stories.Tomie has illustrated over 200 books.