Dinosaur Sleepover

Text: Pamela Duncan Edwards

Illustrations: Deborah Allwright

Year: 2010

Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books, London

Age: 3 - 7 years

No. of Pages: 32

Book Type: Picture Book, Bedtime

ISBN:  978 0 23074 052 5

This beautiful bedtime story blends thoughtfully laid out text with warm, witty illustrations to create a memorable book.

The story traces the concerns of a little boy just before his first-ever sleepover. Never mind, that he ends up pretending that it’s his dinosaur who’s worried about staying away for a night. :-)

This ought to be a classic. We loved everything about this book.

Excerpt

What would you do if it was your cousin’s birthday and he invited you and Dinosaur to a sleepover party?

What if dinosaur looked puzzled?

Miss Smith Reads Again!

By Michael Garland

Year: 2006

Publisher: Puffin Books, USA

Age: 4 – 8 years

No. of Pages: 32

Book Type: Picture Book

ISBN:  978 0 14241 140 7

Here’s a fantasy adventure tale in the land of the dinosaurs.

Miss Smith has a magical Incredible Storybook where the story comes alive every time she reads a book.

This time they read Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World and Miss Smith is captured by a pterodactyl .

Excerpt

As Challenger and Summerlee continued their heated debate, a huge Tyrannosaurus rex stole up behind them.

Zack’s eyes stared at the jagged fangs of the T. rex, but before Miss Smith could stop him, Zack screamed, “Look out behind you!!”

If you meet a Dinosaur

Text: Paul Bright

Illustrations: Hannah George

Year: 2013

Publisher: Little Tiger Press, London

Age: 3 – 7 years

No. of Pages: 32

Book Type: Picture Book, Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 84895 542 4  

We seem to be homing in on quite a few dinosaur books these days. :-)

This charming tale of Mummisaurus trying her best to protect her egg makes for hilarious reading. Thanks to some awfully clumsy dinosaurs bumbling around in the pre-historic jungle. There are plenty of sound words to keep your little ones engaged too!

Warning: The book does introduce some oddly named dinos – Clomposaurus, Noseysaurus, Waggosaurus and more.

Excerpt

For dim Dozysaurus came lumbering into sight –

A bumble-stumble dinosaur who’s dozy day and night –

Swishing, stomping, snuffling, with tail and feet and snout. 

Dinosaurs Galore!

Text: Giles Andreae, Wikipedia

Illustrations: David Wojtowycz

Year: 2004

Publisher: Orchard Books, London

Age: 2 - 8 years

No. of Pages: 32

Book Type: Picture Book, poems

ISBN: 978 1 84362 609 8

This book could easily be the signature book of dinosaurs for little ones. With enchanting rhymes devoted to famous dinosaur species, this book is, truly, a gem from the creators of Rumble in the Jungle. :-)

This book will add loads of color to your child’s library.

Excerpt

So now you've met the dinosaurs,

What a fierce bunch!

Some of them would really like

To eat you for their lunch!

Harry and the Dinosaurs have a Happy Birthday

Text: Ian Whybrow, Wikipedia

Illustrations: Adrian Reynolds

Year: 2008

Publisher: Puffin Books, London

Age: 3 – 6 years

No. of Pages: 32

Book Type: Picture book

ISBN:  978 0 141 50051 5

Meet the delightful team of Harry and his adorable dinosaurs.

It’s birthday time.

When Nan bakes Mr. Oakley a cherry pie for is birthday, Harry decides to celebrate his dinosaurs’ birthday too as they turn a 100 million years old!

The vibrant colors and the lively text make for a memorable reading session. 

Excerpt

“Raaaah! We like eating cakes,” said Scelidosaurus.

“And we like ferns and gingko leaves!” said Tyrannosaurus. “Raaaah! They’re pre-historic!”

“I like being a decoration,” said Pterodactyl.