The Oregonian, June 24, 2001
...wonderful children's book... Beloved by baby boomers, Evelyn Sibley Lampman's 1955 classic is back in print.

BookSense 76, Fall 2001 Children's List
Lots of dinosaur lore in a lighthearted adventure.

Book Description
Suppose you were hunting around in the desert for a fossil and instead you found a real (and very large) dinosaur, genus Stegosaurus. Joan and Joey Brown did! Only nobody would believe they had found one, which was just as well because George (as they called him) was very shy. He was a loyal friend, though, and he did his best to help the twins with their schemes to make money to finance their mother's dry little ranch on Cricket Creek. George ate sagebrush, looked for fossils, and fought an airplane (which he thought was a Pteranodon) with faithful enthusiasm, but his nut-sized brain often made him more hindrance than help. Especially when he went after the bank robber! Mrs. Lampman has told her hilarious story so convincingly that you'll be looking for dinosaurs around every mesa. And who knows? Maybe you'll find one!

From the Publisher
Originally published in 1955, this well loved classic returns with all the original text by Evelyn Sibley Lampman and illustrations by Hubert Buel. Purple House Press is dedicated to reviving all of YOUR favorite old children's books from the 1920s-1960s.

About the Author
Evelyn Sibley Lampman was a true Oregonian, born in Dallas, educated in Portland, she lived with her two daughters, Linda and Ann. She was an authority on the state's history and liked to set her popular books for young people in bygone colorful times. For THE SHY STEGOSAURUS OF CRICKET CREEK, she went clear back to prehistoric times for material, although the setting of the story is the present day.

ANNOTATION

George the stegosaurus tries to help twins Joan and Joey Brown save their mother's ranch, but his enthusiasm gets everyone into trouble.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Originally published in 1955, this well loved classic returns with all the original text by Evelyn Sibley Lampman and illustrations by Hubert Buel.

Purple House Press is dedicated to reviving all of YOUR favorite old children's books from the 1920s-1960s.

SYNOPSIS

Suppose you were hunting around in the desert for a fossil and instead you found a real (and very large) dinosaur, genus Stegosaurus. Joan and Joey Brown did! Only nobody would believe they had found one, which was just as well because George (as they called him) was very shy.

He was a loyal friend, though, and he did his best to help the twins with their schemes to make money to finance their mother's dry little ranch on Cricket Creek. George ate sagebrush, looked for fossils, and fought an airplane (which he thought was a Pteranodon) with faithful enthusiasm, but his nut-sized brain often made him more hindrance than help. Especially when he went after the bank robber!