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Introducing dinosaurs in human situations, a dino family dress up and go in their convertible to spend the day with friends. Illustrated in colour.
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Bright, action-packed watercolors fill the pages of Martin's first picture book, a story in rhyming couplets. The title is a good indicator of what's to come: lots of silly stuff. The author's acute sense of rhythm and humor make the book a delight to read: ``They love to bring a little gift/and a pretty bright bouquet./They always bring their favorite dish,/An omnivore soufflé!'' The illustrations are full of light in largely pastel shades; they are brimming with activity. It's obvious that these dinos are having a great time as they dance, play chess, gossip, and eat. Their antics will elicit lots of laughs during story times.-Lynn Cockett, Nutley Public Library, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Combining the ever-popular dinosaur motif with a lesson on etiquette, debut author Martin imagines several of the prehistoric lizards in a contemporary human setting. Here, a suburban dino family dresses in snappy clothes, hops in the convertible and goes to spend a day with friends. Careful observers of modern manners, the reptiles thoughtfully bring a covered dish (omnivore souffle) and help wash the dishes after the main meal. Run-of-the-mill rhymes (``Their friends are glad to see them. / It's a very happy scene, / A house that's full of dinosaurs / So bright and shiny green'') accompany Martin's harmlessly cute cartoons, which depict a biologically unlikely family of a father stegosaurus, a mother tyrannosaurus and their triceratops son. Even peripheral dinophiles may challenge such inaccuracies as the cheerful coexistence of a brontosaurus and a same-size pterodactyl; nevertheless, role-playing dino-wannabes may pick up some pointers on politeness from Martin's fossil-age family. Ages 2-6. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved