Flapdoodle Dinosaurs (Pop Up) [Hardcover]

David A. Carter (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Pop Up

A colorful pop-up dinosaur lurks behind each large lift-the-flap. Open them if you dare and meet six delightful dinosaurs! And what could be better than rhyming dinosaur verse written in flapdoodle? (That means nonsense!) From Tyrannosaurus Red to Velociraptor Green, this new pop-up by best-selling David A. Carter is a must-have for young dino fans.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Six goofy dinosaurs lurk behind the flaps in pop-up whiz David Carter's colorful Flapdoodle Dinosaurs. Readers peek inside a loaf of bread, an old radio, a china teapot, and more to discover such winsome characters as Diplodocus Blue ("she often whispers 'I love you'") and Triceratops Pink ("she hunts all day long for Green Pickle Pie"). Each dino leaps off the page in an explosion of color and feats of paper engineering genius. Designed for the younger reader, this appealing book names real dinosaurs, but fictionalizes them with nonsense rhymes that describe their personalities and favorite activities. Take Spinosaurus Purple, for example.

(His friends just call him Murple.)
His favorite drink is a Melon Slurple,
it makes his stomach go
gurple
gurple
GURPLE.

Simple text ("Who's inside the watermelon?") on the left side of each two-page spread, and big, clean images on the right belie the riot of nuttiness and motion behind the pictures. Kids will love making Stegosaurus Yellow wag his tail and Velociraptor Green do some quick "dancin'." (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter

From Publishers Weekly

Flapdoodle Dinosaurs by David A. Carter is just plain fun. Heavy black text stands out against the slick white background: "Who's inside the loaf of bread?" it asks. Children flip the plump loaf on the opposite page to find the vibrant "Tyrannosaurus Red" who has taken up residence. "Triceratops Pink" lives inside a pickle jar of "Grandma Gill's Pickled Dills." The entire dino line-up pops up on the final spread.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 16 pages
• Publisher: Little Simon; 1st edition (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689846436
• ISBN-13: 978-0689846434
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 10.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David A. Carter is the mastermind behind the powerful Bug phenomenon that began in 1988 with the publication of How Many Bugs in a Box? Since then he has created a series of Bugs books with combined sales of nearly six million copies. His work, One Red Dot, was a New York Times best-seller and was highly praised by Newsweek and Entertainment Weekly magazines. He is also the author of the popular Blue 2. His Easter Bugs was a #1 New York Times bestseller for three years, and Halloween Bugs has been on that list for two years. He has also collaborated on Let's Make It Pop-Up!, Curious Critters, The Elements of Pop Up, and The Nutcracker. He lives in Auburn, California, with his wife and two daughters.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, November 27, 2001

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This review is from: Flapdoodle Dinosaurs (Pop Up) (Hardcover)

This is a great teaching book. Children learn about colors, counting and dinosaurs. It also has a great pronounciation guide on the back cover. Fun humor as the dinosaurs come to colorful and verbally creative life with the turn of each page.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful for the Money!!, January 5, 2008

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Kelli Walinske "Loving Mommy" (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flapdoodle Dinosaurs (Pop Up) (Hardcover)

Pop Ups are always so expenseive but this one was reasonable and I bought it for my nephew for Christmas. he is 2 1/2 and LOVESSSSSSSSSSSSS it. Great Buy.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dinosaurs abound, August 1, 2005

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D. Schlott (Sound Beach, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This is the perfect book for your little dinosaur lover. The pictures are big and colorfull. The picture are cute and great fro any age. If you like the pictures in Dinosaur Roar you will like this book as well