Julie Middleton

I just read the book by myself, then with my son (who is a full grown man) and we both laughed, especially lovin' the ending. I love a book with a twisted ending, and the fact that a picture book has a kind of...up in the air ending is great!

I recently read the book to my grandson, then I took it to my school, where I read it to my granddaughter's class, and then to the other kindergarden class in the school.

some random comments from the kids after reading:

"I like when the dinosaur tried to eat the burger!"

"my favorite part was when the dinosaur winked at the kid"

"I liked when the dinosaur ROARED at the kid and dad!"

"I love when the dad yells to the boy to run"

and so on.

This book was a hit. The kids enjoyed the pictures and the text. I enjoyed the fact that the dad was so busy imparting his knowledge that he didn't really notice what was happening. A bonus was the bits of dinosaur facts that was painlessly learned within the story.

It was a quick read that had them riveted. They were looking for expressions and actions from the dinosaurs and one of the best parts for them was when dad's hat ended up on the last dinosaur. They notice all those little details...

The book was a definite hit with the kindergardeners. Next I read it to some first and second graders.

The second graders caught on very quick about Dad not paying attention to his kid's questions. They laughed and mentioned this. They also loved the twisted ending that leaves things open - do they get away? did they get eaten? Lots of laughs were had. Everyone enjoyed the pictures, the expressions on the dinos, the signs and the quick story.

This is a very fun book with entertainment value and a few dinosaur facts weaved into the story.… (mehr)