Customer Reviews

Dinosaur vs. Bedtime

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The last reviewer, K. Cutler, describes Mr. Shea's illustrations as "monotone" and "unlike the vivid clever artwork by Lane Smith." Thanks for the compliment K but I must respectfully disagree. Not about my artwork. You nailed it buddy. No, I'm talking about Bob's art. Bob, a highly regarded and sought after art director and illustrator knows that these two totally different books require two totally different approaches. "Big Plans," an epic story, needs illustrations with epic scope (football stadiums! Mountain ranges! Outer space!) while "Dinosaur vs. Bedtime" requires precise, minimal art to support its delightfully simple recurring gag... without killing it.

Like a lot of my peers, I am green with envy for this book. I love the subtle textures, drybrush line, shapes, patterns and color. If UPA were still making cartoon shorts, they would no doubt recruit Dinosaur as their next big star.

This book was showcased on Noggin (with a reading at bedtime) long before it was published. So we already knew the story by heart, but my 3-year-old daughter was still very excited to get the actual book. It's one of our new "standards" and some nights, she even sleeps with it.

This book is so much fun to read!

It's funny, great to look at, and a real help in getting kids off to bed.
Thank you Bob Shea!

My son (just turned 6) got this for a bithday present and loved it - perfect for his age and reading ability

I actually saw this book being read on TV and I thought it was cute so I decided to purchase it for my daughter. It tells the story of a dinosaur who can defeat everything--leaves, slides, spaghetti, grown-ups, toothbrushing--but cannot defeat bedtime. It's written in short, cute language and has simple, clever illustrations. It's easily digestible reading for a small child and is exciting to boot.

I enjoy reading it but, more importantly, my daughter loves it. In short order, this has become her favorite book and she asks for it every day--"dinosaur, dinosaur, please." This is certainly the best reaction I've gotten out of the many books I've bought for her. Is there a higher recommendation?

I checked this book out of the public library, thinking it would be a good book to read to my prekindergarteners before nap time. Um, no. This book is way too stimulating and exciting to read right before bed time or nap time, if it is read with any feeling at all. This is more of a subversive book written from a kid's point of view. ROAR! That said, it's an awesome book, and I'm looking for another reason to read it in class. If you are looking for a fun, expressive book to read or act out with your child, this is an excellent one.

love this book! great seller. great product. would reccomend this to anyone with kids (or even for older "kids" who want a good laugh).

This is one of my favorite books to read with my little dinosaur! My son loves it and so do we, we plan to buy them all eventually!

We received this as a gift for our toddler and it is a fun read for both parent and child. I just purchased another to give as a gift! This is a keeper for your home library!

Roar! I'm a dinosaur! Just this first line creates an incredibly huge smile on my little boy's face! It is amazing the love he has for this book! And he is only 6 months old! He loves the colors of the book and he LOVES the dinosaur's ROAR! This book has brought us laughter and big big smiles! We love it!