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Cover art for HOW THE DINOSAUR GOT TO THE MUSEUM
CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2011
Kirkus Star HOW THE DINOSAUR GOT TO THE MUSEUM
by Jessie Hartland, illustrated by Jessie Hartland
"An excellent complement to any dinosaur-book collection, this enriches and extends that interest. (Informational picture book. 6-10)"
This cumulative narrative follows the journey of a set of dinosaur bones belonging to a Diplodocus longus that lived 145 million years ago to its present home in the display halls of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. Read full book review >
Cover art for TOO MANY DINOSAURS
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 15, 2011
TOO MANY DINOSAURS
by Mercer Mayer, illustrated by Mercer Mayer
"Eye candy for dinosaur fans, with piles of yard-sale goods and other junk on hand that will reward closer looks. (Picture book. 4-6)"
The plot doesn't exactly make sense, but that hardly matters when the pictures show a suburban neighborhood suddenly overrun with humongous dinosaurs. Read full book review >
Cover art for I'M SURE I SAW A DINOSAUR
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2011
I'M SURE I SAW A DINOSAUR
by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Adrian Reynolds
"Another slyly disquieting outing from the creators of Who's in the Bathroom? (2007). (Picture book. 6-8)"
Willis and Reynolds deliver a sharp tweak to the credulous, as just the rumor of a monster sighting prompts a mass migration of rubberneckers. Read full book review >
Cover art for ANKYLOSAUR ATTACK
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2011
ANKYLOSAUR ATTACK
by Daniel Loxton, illustrated by Daniel Loxton, Jim W.W. Smith
"For a series dubbed Tales of Prehistoric Life, this kickoff doesn't offer much of a story, but it's a memorable showcase for a new dino-artist team. (afterword) (Picture book. 6-9)"
Two armored dinosaurs square off against a hungry T. Rex in this quick but unusually immersive prehistoric episode. Read full book review >
Cover art for I AM A TYRANNOSAURUS
CHILDREN'S
Released: July 12, 2011
I AM A TYRANNOSAURUS
by Anna Grossnickle Hines, illustrated by Anna Grossnickle Hines
"Not exactly a creative leap, leap, leap for Hines, but a broadly popular topic enhanced with light brushes of fact, wrapped in family warmth and presented in a comfortably formulaic way. (Picture book. 2-6)"
Second time's also a charm for this close cousin to I Am a Backhoe (2010). Read full book review >
Cover art for DINO PETS GO TO SCHOOL
CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2011
DINO PETS GO TO SCHOOL
by Lynn Plourde, illustrated by Gideon Kendall
"Readers will delight in this latest dino pets installment and wonder where the dinosaurs might go for their next calamitous adventure. (Picture book. 3-8)

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The little boy from Dino Pets (2007) finally gets to show his menagerie off to his class, but will school ever be the same again? Read full book review >