Dinosong

The Land Before Time meets Eric Carle in this delightful read-aloud picture book by master storyteller Tim McCanna.

Reviews

The team behind Watersong shares the adventures of three young Cretaceous- era dinosaurs—a triceratops, an ankylosaurus, and a sauropod—using only spare, rhyming, onomatopoeic words. The three dinosaur friends, rendered in bright pastels with oversized eyes, enjoy exploring their world until a violent thunderstorm and a volcanic eruption put an end to their rough-and-tumble adventures. On the two-page spread where the magma explodes from the volcano, few words are used: “Shuffle scuffle. Slam bam BOOM!” . . . The layout of text, which readers will want to sound out, gives predominance to the vivid illustrations, which make excellent use of contrast and color. . . . Preschoolers will enjoy the simple language and bright colors of this dinosaur story.