If I Had a Dinosaur

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A little girl wishes ever so desperately that she could have a pet, but she's unsure about what kind of pet she would like. I particularly love that the story is about a little girl as so many dino books are targeted at boys and its doubly great that she happens to be non-white too. It would need lots of food to eat, a swimming pool to drink from, and a dino flap so it could come and go. It would need lots of food to eat, a swimming pool to drink from, and a dino flap so it could come and go! The pacing is great, the vocabulary is age appropriate and the illustrations are bright, appealing and full of little details so each time you read the story there are new things to spot.

Written in lively, witty rhyme and accompanied with charming, childlike illustrations, If I Had a Dinosaur will leave both adults and children wanting a dinosaur of their very own!With playful illustrations, If I Had a Dinosaur is a charming, witty, rhyming story celebrating the power of a child’s imagination. To add your message, simply look for the 'add your instructions to seller' button at the checkout and pop your text in the box.

A unique story with unique illustrations, If I Had a Dinosaur it tells a fun story about a little girl who dreams of getting a very big pet! Winner of the 'Best Preschool Book' prize with Made for Mums, If I Had a Dinosaur make a fantastic bedtime story! The girl, still in pajamas, bounces on her bed—where a toy green dinosaur sits—and finally decides, she wants “a pet much bigger, more the size of, well, A HOUSE!I suppose it was a good opportunity to have a discussion about stereotypes and racism with my 3-year old after he asked my why certain kids’ skin was green, but really, come on. Some of the cadences are slightly off, but the illustrations and representation (a girl of colour who loves dinosaurs! Furthermore, what I especially liked was the incorporation of the protagonist as a BAME character, interestingly in a 'normal' setting and not used to highlight differences or discrimination.

Gabby Dawnay's rhyming text and Alex Barrow's simple yet evocative illustrations combine beautifully. As another reviewer pointed out, this book is great except for the three small illustrations of Asian children that are unsettling. Un albo illustrato coloratissimo e divertentissimo, che ha come protagonista un bambino che vuole un animale domestico un po’ diverso dal solito… Un dinosauro! One content warning: there is an entire spread devoted to the question of how to clean dino-sized droppings with an unsubtle depiction of such (think the poop emoji with no face). It is all about a little girls who really wants a pet but is having to consider the problem and responsibilities it comes with.

This is one that I will NOT do again, and it is a good reminder for me to pay closer attention to the illustrations before selecting storytime books. Educational but silly, this is the perfect book to read with a child that is starting to attach words with images. Er zijn een aantal reviews die kritiek geven op het feit dat er een Aziatisch kindje voorkomt in het boek met een groenige huidskleur en spleetogen. let's change the illustrations for the Asian characters, please, because green skin and closed eyes are not okay.

It has numerous opportunities to use books as a feature of cross-curricular learning, for example for KS1 and KS2 science, rhyme in English and maths through the comparison of dinosaurs to measurements. Maar tegelijk: het is één figurant, zonder actieve rol in het verhaal, waar je los over kijkt als je het boek leest op het ritme van de vlotte rijmende tekst. Dogs are nice, she already has a cat, but the girl who narrates the story is looking for a different kind of pet. Many of the words are substituted for images, which makes for a very engaging reading experience with a little one.The bright, joyful pictures made me happy except for in the instances they made me question the illustrator's ability to draw.