My Grandparents Were Dinosaurs

Travel through time and uncover the strange but true tale of how one plucky chicken is related to the terrifying T-Rex in this fantastic read-aloud picture book.

Hello! I don't think that I've met you before.

Now, you may not have heard, I'm a real DINOSAUR.

Before you start thinking I look like a meal...

Check my family tree and then see how you feel.

Meet one plucky chicken and discover her roarsome secret: she is descended from dinosaurs...And no fox is going to make a meal out of her!

Travel through time and uncover the unlikely truth of how the humble hen is related to the terrifying T-Rex in this fantastic read-aloud picture book that packs 250 million years of history into a single sitting.

Enrico Lorenzi is an Italian illustrator born and raised in a small seaside town in Liguria (Italy) and currently residing in Florence, surrounded by beauty.

Since he was a child, drawing has been his greatest passion and companion - Enrico spent most of his time lost in his sketchbook.

As an illustrator, Enrico has worked with Candlewick Press, Random House Little Tiger, and Magic Cat as well as major Italian publishing houses Rizzoli, Battello a vapore, Sassi editore, ELi editions, Raffaello editore, Lapis, and Beisler. His U.S. debut picture book as an author/illustrator will be released in 2025 with Simon and Schuster/Beach Lane.

Enrico loves getting lost in an endless search, finding and trying new techniques and mixing traditional, engraving and digital styles. His works range in different genres, from non-fiction books to illustrated books.