Monday, September 21, 2020

Dino-Mite Reads!

 This week, I'm sharing one of top requests -- dinosaur stories for kids.  So here are some of my favorite picture book dinosaur stories . . . .


T Is For Terrible by Peter McCarty
A tyrannosaurus rex explains that he cannot help it that he is enormous and hungry and is not a vegetarian.

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems
The wacky story of three dinosaurs, including a visitor from Norway, who insist that they have not tidied up their home and prepared yummy pudding in order to trap a tasty little girl.

Brontorina by James Howe
Despite her size and not having the proper footwear, a determined dinosaur pursues her dream of becoming a ballerina.

Dinosaurumpus! by Tony Mitton
A rhyming tale of Triceratops, Brontosaurus, and even Tyrannosaurus gathering at the swamp to dance.

Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein
An energetic young dinosaur figures out her own way to give a kiss.


More Dinosaur Stories --
Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!? by Lois Grambling
Crunch, the Shy Dinosaur by Cirocco Dunlap
Dinosaur vs. the Library by Bob Shea
Dinosaurs in Diguise by Stephen Krensky
Duck, Duck, Dinosaur by Kallie George
Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? by Jane Yolen
I Am a Tyrannosaurus by Tatsuya Miyanishi
I'm Big! by Kate McMullan
The Littlest Dinosaur by Michael Foreman
Lizard from the Park by Mark Pett
Pterydactyl Show and Tell by Thad Krasnesky
Rex Wrecks It! by Ben Clanton
Rory the Dinosaur: Me and My Dad by Liz Climo
Sea Rex by Molly Idle
The Somethingosaur by Tony Mitton
Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman
Tyrannosaurs Wrecks! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
What the Dinosaurs Did at School by Refe Tuma
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything by Elise Broach


Check out these books on display at the Arnold Branch through October 23, 2020.

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