Alyson, alone and lost in a village in Styrony, quickly becomes enmeshed in a struggle between the fearful Black Company, the grumpy but kind-hearted Duke Landsgrafhoffer and a host of woodland creatures. Among these are thirteen trolls, too shy to show themselves to most human beings, but armed with odd magical powers and given to telling rambling stories once they get started. Excitement and dread are leavened with humor and a surreal touch that make Waverstack a joy to read. And read it you must if you want to find out what "waverstack" means

Sure you know T-Rex was the meat-eating king and brontosaurus munched on leaves, but what else was on the dino dining menu during the Mesozoic era? Meet the 'vores: carnivores, piscivores, herbivores, insectivores, "trashivores," "sunivores," and omnivores like us. Readers will be surprised and inspired to learn about dino diets and they'll get to explore how scientists can tell which dinosaurs ate what just from looking at fossils! Journey through artist and author Hannah Bonner's whimsical world to learn how the dinosaurs and their contemporaries bit, chewed, and soaked up their food.