Buy it: Lulu and the Brontosaurus
Lulu and the Brontosaurus (By Judith Viorst) – Lulu always gets what she wants. So when she asks her parents for a brontosaurus for her birthday, she throws a major fit when they say “no. ” Lulu packs a suitcase and heads out into the forest to find her own brontosaurus. And she actually finds one. But unfortunately, the brontosaurus doesn’t want to be Lulu’s pet, he wants Lulu to be HIS pet. Lulu decides she doesn’t like the idea of being a pet, outsmarts the brontosaurus and escapes. And later when she and the brontosaurus meet up again, they realize that neither one of them wants to be a pet but that they can be friends. During the story, Lulu realizes also that being polite and sweet is much better than being selfish and throwing tantrums. This is a chapter book, but the chapters are short and funny, and feature interesting black and white illustrations. I would recommend it for kids ages 5 to 8.
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 5, and I have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
Buy it: The Mine-o-Saur
The Mine-O-Saur (By Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen) – This book illustrates the importance of sharing in a way children can understand. In this fun rhyming book featuring dinosaur characters, the Mine-o-saur snatches all the toys and snacks for himself, calling out “Mine, mine, mine!” The Mine-o-saur’s classmates say that it’s not fair and eventually decide to play without him. Soon the Mine-o-saur has all the stuff he wanted, but he’s all alone, and across the schoolyard he can see the other dinosaurs playing together. The Mine-o-saur gathers up all his stuff and takes it over to share with the other dinosaurs. But they don’t care. Then as the Mine-o-saur is walking away they say they want to play with him if he’ll share. Now the Mine-o-saur has what he wants and exclaims that his friends are “Mine, mine, mine!”
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 5, and I have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
Buy it: When Dinosaurs Came With Everything
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything (By Elise Broach) – It’s just another boring Friday for one little boy, who is running errands with his mother. But it soon gets a little more exciting when he finds out that on this day, dinosaurs some with everything. At the bakery, his mom buys a box of doughnuts and the boy is thrilled when they receive a real live triceratops with their purchase. As they go to the boy’s doctor’s appointment and the barber shop, they get even more dinosaurs. And while the boy is excited, his mother is not happy and wonders how they will take care of these dinosaurs. But soon the mother changes her mind when she sees how fun and helpful the dinosaurs can be around the house. And then the mom heads back to the bakery to buy more doughnuts, so they can get even more dinosaurs. My five-year-old daughter laughs at this story every time, particularly when the boy shows the dinosaurs where to go to the bathroom. A fun read for every child – especially those who love dinosaurs!
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 5, and I have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
Buy it: Edwina: The Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct
Edwina: The Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct (By Mo Willems) – Edwina is a friendly green dinosaur who loves to play with kids, help out around town and bake cookies. But one little boy named Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie is determined to prove that Edwina – like other dinosaurs – is extinct. However, nobody listens to Reginald. Then he finds someone who will listen to him – Edwina. Reginald explains the truth about dinosaurs to Edwina and she listens and realizes that yes, she is extinct. But in the end, she doesn’t care and neither does Reginald. They decide to go have some cookies together.
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 5, and I have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
Buy it: How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?
How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? (By Jane Yolen and Mark Teague) – This is a fun book about why parents will always love their “little dinosaurs.” In this book, the parents are actually raising dinosaurs. And even though they throw sand in the sandbox, kick the car seat or wake up in a bad mood, their parents always love them. The story also talks about the sweet things the dinosaurs do – like blowing kisses or holding hands – that make their parents happy. This is another great book in the “How Do Dinosaurs…” series of books.
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 5, have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
Buy it: How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? (Jane Yolen and Mark Teague) – How do dinosaurs eat their food? Do they burp? Fidget in their chair? Spit out their food? No. Dinosaurs say “please.” Try at least one bite of each new food and eat everything with a smile. The fun pictures of dinosaurs misbehaving at the dinner table will amuse young children. And the book might make children realize that sometimes they do the very same things as the dinosaurs.
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 5, have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
