I'm a Hungry Dinosaur

“A toddler-friendly celebration of messiness, with a yummy culmination.” – Kirkus Reviews

“…this story will delight toddlers and preschoolers with its rhythmic text and whimsical line drawings. … Sturdy pages make this purchase good for little hands and ideal for board book or picture book collections.” – School Library Journal

“… a natural read-aloud that provides a paired reading opportunity to increase fluency, listen for rhyming words, and develop vocabulary skills: adults could read the “steps” followed by the children chanting the refrains or vice versa. The refrains also lend themselves to introducing the concept of active verbs: each one is chock full of them. The verbs could also be used as gross motor or dramatic play activities by acting them out. Perhaps some families would be inspired to bake a cake of their own? … a great addition to a primary classroom or home library.” – The Pirate Tree

“In this story, dinosaur is hungry and decides to make a cake. Throughout his process, readers can get their wiggles out by following along with the book’s bold action words. At the end of the story, it is a tossup if your kiddo will want to immediately start the story over or go make a real cake.” – Jamie Bills​

JANEEN BRIAN is the author of three CBC Notable Books and the popular Aussie Nibble: Party Time. ANN JAMES has illustrated more than 60 books, to include the Penny Pollard series; The Midnight Gang and The Midnight Feast, by Margaret Wild, and the Hannah series, by Libby Gleeson.