Tyrannosaurus Drip [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Julia Donaldson (Author)

Book Description

Everyone knows that tyrannosauruses are big and scary, so when a placid duckbill dinosaur's egg ends up in the wrong nest confusion is sure to ensue! When the baby dinosaur hatches out, he's so out of place that his grisly big sisters call him Tyrannosaurus Drip. Poor little Drip: all he wants is a quiet life munching on water weed ...

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3—In this prehistoric setting, waterweed-eating duckbill dinosaurs live on one side of a river, and a "mean Tyrannosaurus with his grim and grisly bride" live on the other. "What a shame that bridges aren't invented yet," the Tyrannosauruses say. But then a duckbill egg accidentally lands in the T. rex nest via an egg-snatching Compsognathus. The hatchling is dubbed Tyrannosaurus Drip by his sisters because he prefers to eat plants and sings "Down with hunting! Down with war!" instead of singing "Up with hunting! Up with war!" Just as Drip discovers his true family, lightning strikes and, lo and behold, a tree bridge forms across the river. Hilarity ensues as the rather dense Tyrannosauruses attempt to cross. The dinosaurs are rendered in an Art Deco-influenced style, and the lines roll off the tongue like the rhymes of Dr. Seuss. Children will enjoy the repetitive lilt, and adults will appreciate how naturally it reads. Expressive characters enhance the humor, and the limited palette helps emphasize just how different the creatures' worlds are. An enjoyable group read-aloud.—Kim T. Ha, Elkridge Branch Library, MD
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Review

Praise for "Tyrannosaurus Drip": "With scansion firmly in hand, Donaldson pens a rhymed tale of dino-heroism perfectly complemented by Roberts's comical cartoon scenes of toothy carnivores and trumpet-mouthed vegetarians . . . T. Drip is definitely a dino worth hooting over."--"Kirkus Reviews""" "Brilliant fun from the creator of "The Gruffalo," Slightly older kids will love this, and you adults will probably enjoy it too."--supernanny.co.uk Praise for "The Gruffalo":
"A modern classic."--The Observer

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Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Pan Childrens; Illustrated edition edition (July 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0230015506
• ISBN-13: 978-0230015500
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #331,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #99 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Animals > Dinosaurs > Fiction

More About the Author

Julia Donaldson is the author of many successful books for children, including the classic THE GRUFFALO, which has won the Smarties Prize and the Blue Peter Award for the Best Book to Read Aloud. THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD was one of the biggest best-sellers of 2004 and won WHS Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. Julia has also written many children's plays and songs, and runs regular storytelling and drama workshops. She lives in Glasgow with her family.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The whimsical illustrations add the perfect touch to this delightful dino-adventure., September 6, 2008

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tyrannosaurus Drip (Hardcover)

Tyrannosaurus Drip is a charming children's picturebook about a conflict between dinosaurs. The peaceful, plant-eating duckbill dinosaurs live across the river from the ferocious, meat-eating T-Rexes. And what the T-Rexes want to eat most is duckbill dinosaur meat! When a duckbill egg hatches in a T-Rex nest, the little duckbill named Drip finds that he just can't adapt to their carnivorous ways. Not only does little Drip find solace with the other duckbills, he proved clever and heroic enough to save them all from the T-Rex menace! The whimsical illustrations add the perfect touch to this delightful dino-adventure.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous rhyming, January 11, 2010

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AY (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tyrannosaurus Drip (Hardcover)

Great book and adored by my 5 year old. The rhyming is really fun to read!

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun, but the T-Rexes have too many fingers!, November 13, 2011

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missusflux "mfx" (MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tyrannosaurus Drip (Paperback)

If you are buying this book for a dino-nerd, beware. Our 4yo was not impressed that the T-Rexes have 3 fingers. "But Mommy! They're NOT T-Rexes, see, three fingers not two! They must be Giganotosauruses because they can't be Allosauruses because they lived in the Late Jurassic, not the Late Cretaceous." The presence of Compsognathus (from the Jurassic) will also rile your resident dino-nerd. The parasaurolophi have one too few fingers, but you would have to have a Very Serious Dino-Nerd for them to pick up on that.