Twelve-year-old Winx Muller is stuck at his great-aunt's house while his parents are away. Poking around a giant dusty closet packed with junk, Winx finds a pair of very old, very stinky socks. Socks that sing promises of time travel.

It’s the Mesozoic or bust! Winx can't wait to have some mega-fun visiting mega-fauna. But the Stinky Socks’ travel rules are hard to follow. So, along with his sister Marta, Winx digs up tons of paleo facts - and even more gumption - to kickstart his time travel adventures.

Each travel theory they test sends Winx crashing around the time-space continuum. He gets covered with pig snot in Colonial America, chased by men who blow things up in Victorian England, trapped by an ancient tracker in the Desert Southwest, and sucked under a river in British Colonial India.

Will Winx ever have a truly din-ormous encounter? Or is he on the brink of extinction?

Filling the gap between Magic Tree House and Jurassic Park, 'Winx Thinks - Dinosaurs!' is for young minds craving fast-paced tales packed with big ideas and silly-to-scary predicaments.

Kids will enjoy the wild ride while adults will appreciate the tone which celebrates and holds secure the 'here & now' of the intended reader's age-related aspirations. The boundaries of space and time are pushed on most every page, all within the realm of nurturing a healthy middle grade mentality. Parents will like how well Winx and older sister Marta support each other - with enough spice and silliness to keep it real. Educators and other curious folk can dig into the science and history that both gallops and sneaks through each chapter, though never at the cost of good storytelling. Cross-curricular explorations and lesson guides are available. 

This is Book 1 of the Stinky Socks Adventure series. Look for 'Winx Thinks - Plant Power!' and 'Winx Thinks - Limb Loss!'