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dex dingo: world’s best greatest ever inventor
Dex Dingo isn’t the BEST at anything. He’s not the SMARTEST, the FUNNIEST, the STRONGEST, or the NICEST. But he wants to be the WORLD’S BEST GREATEST EVER…at something. So when Dex’s teacher asks, “If you could be anything when you grow up, what would you be,” Dex decides that he’s going to be the best at one of the “best jobs ever.”
First on his list: an inventor! Dex is able to create an awesome lab and an amazing team of nanobots, but things immediately go wrong when the nanobots start to multiply and form a gray goo that threatens to take over his neighborhood. It’ll take some quick thinking and a rogue nanobot named Nono for Dex to stop the nanobots, save his best friend, and become the WORLD’S BEST GREATEST EVER INVENTOR.
"Full of imagination and inventiveness,
Dex Dingo is a blast!"
— John Patrick Green, author of the New York Times-bestselling InvestiGators series
"Dex Dingo is a quick-paced, fun read which will have readers at the edge of their seats!"
— Dan Santat, New York Times-bestselling author and National Book Award winner of A First Time for Everything
"Frenetic, funny, fantastic, relatable....Energetic illustrations and off-the-wall story brim with action and humor; kids will be eager for more of Dex."
— Kirkus Reviews
About Greg
Greg Foley didn’t know what he wanted to be when he grew up. So he never really grew up. Just like Dex, he’s always wanted to be the World’s Best Great Ever at something. So he tries his best at being lots of different things like author, illustrator, designer, director, cartoonist, New Yorker cover artist, teacher, inventor, and dad.
Along the way Greg has received numerous honors including the Charlotte Zolotow Award, Art Directors Club Gold and Silver Awards, a Grammy nomination, a Guinness World Record, and his work has been exhibited at places like the MoMa, Centre Pompidou, New York Public Library, Yale’s Beinecke Library, and many more. Greg lives in Austin, Texas, with his family.
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Upcoming events
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Shreve Memorial Library Children’s Book Fest
Saturday, May 3rd | 10am-4pm
LSU campus - Shreveport, LA
The SML Children’s Book Festival returns on the beautiful campus of LSU Shreveport. The annual event is a family-friendly, daylong literary celebration featuring children’s book authors and illustrators, entertainment, costumed characters, games and activities for children of all ages. The festival is scheduled to take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of LSUS. Admission to the festival is free and open to the public.
1:15 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Author Presentation – Greg Foley, Dex Dingo World’s Best Greatest Ever Inventor
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School Library Journal Day of Dialog
Thursday, May 22, 2025
School Library Journal Day of Dialog virtual event is a day-long program of author panels, in-depth conversations, and keynote talks that will leave you informed, inspired, and entertained.
Hear about the hottest forthcoming titles for children, tweens, and teens, from nonfiction and romance to picture books and graphic novels.
4:35 – 5:25 PM ET | Adventures & Escapades—in Full Color
Humor and heart reign in graphic novels featuring memorable buddies and kids on a mission.Max Beaudry, Aw, Nuts! The Crumbelievable Adventures of Peanut & Jelly (Mad Cave Studios)
Jesse Byrd, Dream Warriors: A New World (Paw Prints Publishing)
Greg Foley, Dex Dingo: World's Best Greatest Ever Archaeologist (Disney)
Debbie Fong, The Faraway Forest: Wally’s Route (Chronicle Books)
Michael Sweater, Puppy Knights: Quest for the Golden Bones (Union Square Kids)
Moderator: Kerra Mazzariello, Library Media Specialist (NY)ption goes here