The Great Dinosaur Sleepover
$43.99
- Hardcover
44 pages
- Release Date
6 May 2025
Summary
Jake loves dinosaurs, so with his birthday coming up, he knows just what kind of party he wants - a dinosaur sleepover! Dino games, dino balloons, dino cake. Dino everything! But when the big day arrives, his friends all come down with the flu, and the party seems to be on the edge of extinction.
Then, in the middle of the night, Jake hears a strange noise and goes to investigate. To his surprise, he finds some prehistoric party guests right there in his living room! They’ve invited t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780735269231 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0735269238 |
| Author: | Linda Bailey, Joe Bluhm |
| Publisher: | Prentice Hall Press |
| Imprint: | Prentice Hall Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 44 |
| Release Date: | 6 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 602g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 360mm x 239mm |
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Critics Review
A 2025 Indigo Best of the Year (So Far)
An Indigo/Heather’s Pick, 2025
One of Quill & Quire’s Favourite Young Readers Titles of 2025
A Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Book for Kids and Teens, Fall 2025
“Dinosaur fans will roar over the artistic details and ideas in this sweet story of friendship.” —School Library Journal
“The night atmosphere is enthrallingly dim and star-spangled, and Jake’s emotions are compellingly conveyed. Van Allsburg–like magic infuses this fantastic tale.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Creeping downstairs, [Jake] finds three dinosaurs watching TV. It makes for the best birthday ever … When he tells his parents about it the next morning, they say he must have been dreaming. Until one of his friends shows up with a special birthday gift!” —Montreal Gazette
“The juxtaposition of goofy party moments with normal scenes of suburban life will be wish-fulfillment for super-fans who dream of having their own creature-themed slumber party.” —Youth Services
About The Author
Linda Bailey
Linda Bailey has written nearly forty books for children, including The Three Little Mittens, Carson Crosses Canada, Princesses Versus Dinosaurs and If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur. Her books have been translated into twenty languages and have won multiple awards such as the Ontario Blue Spruce and Silver Birch Awards, the California Young Reader Medal, the Georgia Children’s Picturebook Award and the UK School Library Association Information Book Award. Linda has been honored for her exceptional body of work in children’s literature with the Vicky Metcalf Award. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia where she has had some stupendous sleepovers with her grandchildren.
Joe Bluhm is an artist and storyteller, with books and animation as his primary medium. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce, the book that inspired the Academy Award-winning short film, marked his picture book debut. He has illustrated several books and graphic novels, including The Magician’s Secret by Zachary Hyman and Dear Sister by Alison McGhee. His animation work has garnered Emmy and Academy awards. Joe currently lives in Louisiana with his wife, kids and menagerie of pets.
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