Customer Reviews

Dinosaur Roar

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This was the first book my daughter ever fell in love with.She was around nine months old, and she just loved the bright picturesand the rhymes and rhythms of the simple but interesting words. She especially loved the last page, where the dinosaurs start eating the book -- we usually tickled her like a dinosaur was nibbling on her, and she just laughed and laughed. Although she's moved on to other favorites, it's a rare night that "Dinosaur Roar" doesn't get added to the stack of books she wants read to her at bedtime.

It's short but does a lot!

Each spread features a simple comparision of 2 different dinosaurs. It's a simple book of opposites that feature vibrant water color illustrations that are wonderfully painted to illustrate the comparision concepts.

"Dinosaur clean, dinosaur slimmy." "Dinosaur fit, dinosaur fat." "Dinosaur short or very very long." spiky / lumpy etc.etc. It rhymes comfortably throughout. I've taken my examples out of order. But that's the idea of comparing opposites.

The fierce dinosaur is smaller than the meek one which is huge! That's an interesting juxtaposition, much like in real life!

I love it for the simple comparison of opposites with fun visuals!

My 14 month old LOVES this book! When he saw it for the first time he picked it up and ROARED at the dinosaur on the cover. We have to take this book with us when we visit Grandma's or go out for any length of time, and he has to have it read to him at least once a day. This is his favorite book.

If you are in the market for a childrens book for ages 2 to 6...then look no further. This book captivates every child Ive seen go near it. We have purchased so many copies for gifts at birthday parties....I lost count. The colors, words, non-threatening dinosaurs, and the hard pages are all great reasons to own this book. If you want a vertually indistructable text that they will sit still and listen to, or read themselves....start clicking that mouse. I plan to buy another half dozen or more before the year is out. What better gift than that of reading to a small child!

Ah. The perpetual love youngsters have for dinosaurs. It's one of those constants on which we can all rely. No matter what goes on in the world, whether it be floods, famines, or the everyday trials of ordinary life, one thing is for certain. As long as there are children and as long as books about dinosaurs exist, the two will be perpetually and inexplicably linked. Now I've actually not read that many really interesting dinosaur books in my day. There's the obligatory, "How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?", by Jane Yolen and (of course) "Dinotopia", but for all the enjoyment these scaly reptiles engender, there are relatively few well-written preschool aged books about them. Enter "Dinosaur Roar!", stage right. The books admittedly fails to do some of the basic dinosaur book duties. It does not name each and every terrible lizard with its Latin moniker. Just the same, the book is a good early introduction into the world of reading. Kids interested in it will find themselves immersed in a dinosaur laden universe that fulfills all their dino-related needs. And adults will not be bored. Nuff said.

"Dinosaur Roar!" is best described as a book of dino opposites. In it, we see one dino doing one thing and a very different dino doing another. It begins with "Dinosaur roar, dinosaur squeak" and continues on another two pages with "dinosaur fierce, dinosaur meek". Different reptiles react in different ways. On some pages, sharp toothed gleeful fellows attempt to munch on their neighbors while on others, sweet faced tiny creatures flee, scurry, to do whatsoever the words on the page say. In the end, it all culminates with several pages worth of dinosaurs eating their favorite foods. The herbivores nosh on trees and leafy greens while the carnivores (for the sake of keeping the rating of this book a sweet G) gnaw on large white tendon-less bones as if they were just oversized dogs. The book shows a vast variety of different dinosaur species without skimping. It's an enjoyable thing to page through. Of course, the fact that none of these dinos are ever named really is a problem. If a child points to a picture of a feathered dinosaur and asks the parent what the name of it is, that adult may find themselves stumbling (was it aperdyterix or apordacturux or...?). "How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?", solved this problem by surreptitiously placing the names of each and every animal somewhere on the page that featured them, giving both adults AND their children a good scientific lesson. "Dinosaur Roar!"? Not so much.

Still, the pictures are pleasant to the eye. Paul Stickland uses a massive array of incredibly colorful watercolors to their greatest advantage here. Though the pictures do contain some elements of cartoons, they're also really lovely to look at. You have mucky greens, sly peach/purple/blues, pastels of pink and navy, and well-scaled oranges. Now the meateaters are a scary crew, true. But kids love that kind of stuff. As long as a book isn't showing a dinosaur literally tearing another one of its fellows into a bloody pulp then kids love the threat the massive t-rexes and velociraptors engender.

In the end, I probably would still recommend, "How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?" over "Dinosaur Roar!", but there's no reason in the world why you shouldn't take a good long look at the both of them. For most parents, even the most sloppily written piece of trash starts to look good as long as it contains a dino or two. Here, we have a well-written book with amazing artwork and a great use of rhyming words. There's little to dislike about this book and a whole lot to love. Be sure to check it out today.

As a mom of two boys-(ages 20 months and 32 months) this book has been a hit since the day I purchased it. The bright colored pictures and sounds of the dinosaurs really hold the interest of my children. Both of my children continue to request this book to be read to them again and again... As a parent, this has also been a great learning book about opposites,e.g.- dirty and clean, dinosaurs roar and squeak). A truly terrific book for young toddlers of 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 years of age.

I bought this book for my 2 year old and he loves it! The text (sets of opposites) is written in a fun cadence and provides ample opportunity for a lively reading! I think we'll be reading this one for a long time! -- Updating January 2008: Now 2 years down the road my daughter has come along and she ADORES this book too!

My 2 year old is an absolute dinosaur fanatic. He loves this book with all the different types of dinosaurs.

I checked this book out of the library for my then 9 month old son. We continued to renew it until the library told us we had to return it. My now 15 month old son LOVES this book so much I bought it for him for Christmas. It's a rare night that he doesn't request this book first at bedtime. The art is fantastic; the "story" is simple but effective; and I enjoy making sounds and hand motions to go along with each page. My son has gotten into imitating the hand motions I make and has learned to "ROAR!" like a dinosaur, which he does often.

Dinosaur Roar is just all around fun and clever!

This was a great book for beginner readers who love dinosaurs. There are only a few words per page and my three year old already has them memorized. We really liked the pictures and it has held up well to daily readings!