Where Did All the Dinos Go?

Reviewed by: Melissa Madigan MB - Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 2, 2017

Review

This is a bright, colorful book appropriate for kids preschool and younger. The story starts out asking , simply, where all the dinosaurs went. Readers are encouraged to turn the page to "find" the missing dinos...then things start getting silly! The cute, cheeky dinosaurs appear first in a multitude of colors, "blue with lots of spots, or red and green with polka dots," then anthropomorphized as a cowboy ("way out west and a fancy vest") and a businessman casually walking down a city street ("just blending right in with the crowd"). Young readers will delight in seeing these silly, sneaky dinos driving cars and playing ball alongside children in a park. Though the text is spare and the story short, it's a really great option for littler kids who may not be ready for full-length picture books. This would be a perfect choice for a baby or toddler story time, or just for 1:1/lap-sit reading.

Overall Book Score: good