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Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo (Reading Rainbow Book)

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William Joyce's exuberant illustrations recall adventure movies of the 1930's, the illustrations of Bruce McCall, and a sort of pre-war sense of possibility that descends directly from the Hudson River school's landscapes. Dinosaur Bob is a natural pet for the impossibly rich yet unspoiled Lazardo family; he's as big as their collective imagination. Arrested for chasing (and picking up) cars), Bob faces deportation back to Afica, only to escape with the Lazardos and return to the town of Pimlico Hills and lead its woeful baseball team to their first victory ever. Don't ask me to explain; just read to your children and then all join in singing the "Ballad of Dinosaur Bob" at the end. This is my four-year-old daughter's favorite book.

Both story and illustrations are absolutely first-rate. My children had borrowed the original edition from the library several times so when I found this edition I bought it immediately. It's been a family favorite for several years now. Buy it and you too can go through your days humming "The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob."

...Dinosaur Bob is one of those children's books you just read over and over to your kids. It is funny from start to finish, with Bob the Dino and his family the Lazardos. My boys loved it as kids and will pass it down to theirs.

The story's great, the illustrations are wonderful. Adults will enjoy this as much or more than kids.

My 8 and 10 year old sons read "Bob" as part of a review of children's illustrators. We were so taken with the saga of Bob that our family proceeded to read every other book by William Joyce. (Bob is still our favorite). As a matter of fact when my son began learning to play the trumpet one of the first things he learned was Auld Lang Syne because that's the same tune used to sing the Dinosaur Bob song. A wonderful warm story about family, taking chances and doing what's right.

The book Dinosaur Bob is a great book for many reasons. It is a great book because it is funny. I think it is funny because it is about a family on vacation and they stumble upon a dinosaur and the parents actually say the family can keep the dinosaur as a pet. They name the dinosaur Bob. When the family gets back home everything is going well until Bob becomes too wild and the police are going to send them back to the Safari where he came from. Then their dad has an idea to get him back and everyone is happy again. Dinosaur Bob is great book to read because you might like dinosaurs and wish you had one of your own. I would recommend this book to any age because I am a fifth grader and I love this book and you will too.

The Lazardos are not your typical family. So it follows that they require no typical pet. Enter Bob. They find him on safari in Africa and decide that he needs a good home. I love this story of a baseball playing dinosaur and the free-spirited family who take him in. By the writer of George Shrinks. The families are very similar in spirit. Such a great book!

I got this for my son, he loves books and dinosaurs so I figured it would be perfect. Here's the thing, in the plot there is a rich family (fine) who goes on vacation and brings back a dinosaur (also fine), but the disturbing part is 1) the family has a servant. There is no apparent purpose for the servant other than to stand around, but it bugs me and 2) the "bad guy" is the mayor's wife. It doesn't really make sense why she hates the dinosaur or why the police go along with her wishes and make him leave. Or why he shows up on the town baseball team and is all of a sudden welcome back.

So, cute drawings, bad story. I wish the plots of these children's books were easier to preview.

It's a great bedtime story. The art is fantastic and the story has enough to make it worth a regular re-read. I recommend buying this one instead of borrowing, as we re-read regularly.

I read this book to my girls every single night, and the absolutely love it. A story which has it all, emotion, adventure, imagination, geography,and even baseball. Bob's nightly meal on the steam ship back to the states of 2 bologna sandwiches and 400 double dutch chocolate cakes always draws a laugh and a calculation about how many waiters it will take to carry all of those cakes. The story is elegant and simple. The characters are lovable, and the illustrations may be the best part of the book " a roaring twenties art-deco type feel" that are wonderful to examine. I highly recommend this book along with Miss Rumphius if you have daughters that like to be read to!