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Thursday, 11 October 2012

Dinosaur vs. bedtime

   
Shea, Bob. Dinosaur vs. bedtime, New York, N.Y. : Hyperion Books, 2010.

Bob Shea offers readers another fun story about his irrespressible red roaring dinosaur.  During the day we see Dinosaur:  pounce on a pile of leaves, traverse a large slide, devour a plate of spaghetti and tolerate talking grown-ups.  He ends each encounter with a victorious "Dinosaur wins again!"  However, bedtime presents a more difficult challenge and we find Dinosaur surrendering - his roar becomes a whisper and finally we read "Bedtime wins.  Good night, Dinosaur."  Shea combines mixed-media illustations that combine photo collage with dynamic cartoon-like drawings bursting with colour and energy.  This book is suitable as an interactive read-aloud.  (Age 3-5 years, Themes - Appropriate behaviour at bedtime and creative play) 


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