Jacob Two Two And The Dinosaur

Synopsis

One of the popular heroes of Canadian children's books, Jacob Two-Two, has returned in a new adventure. Having reached the advanced age of eight, Jacob has stopped repeating everything he says, but he still feels inferior to his older brothers and sisters and has a difficult time adjusting to life in Montreal. When his parents, on returning from a trip to Africa, bring him a small lizard in a box, Jacob is happy to find a new friend. Dippy, as the lizard is named, grows with extraordinary rapidity and soon becomes the terror of cottage country. Like many other gentle giants in children's books, he is forced to flee from the violent forces of adult society. Richler has fun satirizing Prime Minister Perry Pleaser who yearns to win friends and votes by becoming a giant killer, and the government's chief science advisor Professor Wacko Kilowatt whose greatest contribution to knowledge is the discovery that January is colder than July. Many of Richler's jokes are aimed not at children but at adults.