Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus

A young tadpole is born in the time of dinosaurs and grows up into a frog with huge dinosaurs surrounding it. Then the dinosaurs go, but frogs survive. There isn't much to the plot, but the illustrations are what makes this book shine. The end note states they were created in scratchboard and colored digitally, and those digital colors shine. The larger than life illustrations pop off the page. It is a visual treat and a likely contender for the Caldecott Award next year. Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus. Harcourt, Inc., 2008.