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Release date: September 27, 2011 | Age Range: 2 - 6 years
Dinosaur is going to one of his favorite places: the library! On the way, he invites his friends--a lonesome turtle, a sad owl and more-- to roar along with him. But how will his roaring go over at the library? Has Dinosaur finally met his match in Storytime?
By combining everyone's favorite feisty red dinosaur with a variety of animals and a celebration of reading, author-illustrator-designer Bob Shea has created another irresistable romp for toddlers and parents to enjoy together.
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Bob Shea (www.bobshea.com) is the author-illustrator of Dinosaur vs. Bedtime, Dinosaur vs. the Potty,Race You to Bed!, and New Socks. He also wrote Big Plans, illustrated by Lane Smith. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and their little dinosaur, Ryan.
You know that PBS Kids spot where the pig runs around and eats things that begin with the letter "p"? Bob made that! He made a bunch of other animations for PBS Kids and helped them develop a national literacy campaign.
He has met Al Roker and Fonzie.
His stories, artwork and characters have also appeared on Nick Jr. and Noggin. He was even on Noggin, reading one of his books to Ryan, his little boy.
Bob likes to speak in the third person.
Bob has written several children's books, including New Socks, Big Plans, which was illustrated by Lane Smith, Dinosaur vs. Bedtime, Race You To Bed, and Oh Daddy.
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime was one of Amazon's Top 10 Picture Books of the year, and a Horn Book Magazine best of 2008.
He lives in Connecticut with his wife Colleen and his son, Ryan. He and Colleen own Perfectly Nice, a graphic design studio.
I read bought this yesterday at a local bookstore and read it 3.5 times to my son (3yrs) and nephew (2yrs). They both loved it instantly. Now it's the next morning. My son pulled it off the shelf, while asking for it by name. Both boys were roaring along and the most awesome part is that X has it memorized already. So now he's reading it to his little cousin. Hooray for entertain books that are easy for pre-schoolers to "read." Also, the pictures are great. Now we want the others in the series.
Note: This is a hardcover book with pages that feel like a 70# glossy text type. The book jacket feels similar. It's by no means flimsy, but we all know how some little hands can be incredibly rough.
Very simple words. Little One has a blast walking around roaring at things now, but also helpful because when we go inside (library, restaurant, etc) I can remind him that we need to use our "inside roar" or "whispering roar" and he understands what that means. The colors are bright and cheerful. I'll call it a win for a book.
Our grandson is an avid reader, and he gets really excited about all the Bob Shea books, including this one. The colors are bright, the stories are funny and upbeat and... sort of silly. When we let him pick the books to read with us, this is always one of his favorites, and thus one of ours.
Bought this because my son loves the other two Dinosaur vs. books-this one is not as good-he read the other two over and over, but doesn't show much interest in this one
