BOO'S SURPRISE 1 The Surprise B oo ran into the house. "A dinosaur! A new dinosaur!" she shouted. "Not another one," her brother, Sammy, said. "Sammy, this was so exciting," Boo said. "I was sitting in the tree reading a book." "That was exciting--reading a book in a tree? I do that all the time." "I'm getting to the exciting part," said Boo. "I was reading my book, and I heard a very, very heavy thump behind the trees." "Something was behind the trees?" "Yes, and I knew it was a dinosaur because the thump was very, very loud. I have heard dinosaurs thump like that before." "So you went behind the trees and there it was. Big deal," said Sammy. "No! Wait! I haven't gotten to the exciting part. I climbed down the tree as fast as I could. Then I ran through the trees as fast as I could," said Boo. "And there it was," said Sammy. "No! It was gone. Now I'm getting to the exciting part." "Please do." "This dinosaur left me a big surprise." "What?" "A giant egg!" Text copyright (c) 2009 by Betsy Byars Illustrations copyright (c) 2009 by Erik Brooks Excerpted from Boo's Surprise by Betsy Byars All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
