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Roll Over!

This is a new version of a classic nursery rhyme. In this edition, ten very different animal friends join a little boy in his bed. In this one, the little one in the bed does tell them all to roll over, and one falls out. But the tale is told in a different, charming way, and all the animals add to story.

The adorable illustrations done by the author bring everything to life, and the ending is unexpected, adding a nice twist to the rhyme.

This is the thirty-five-year anniversary of this well-loved, five-star book. It is a nicely done board book ready for a whole new generation of children to discover it! Children through four years old will enjoy this.

Thank you, Candlewick Books, for providing Tickmenot with a book to review. Opinions are my own.

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dinosaurs, farming, vehicles.

Penny Dale has the best dino books!!!

Summary - A new take on the traditional song "wheels on the bus" where instead the animals are on the bus.

Critique of genre - This book is fantasy because the boy is driving a bus full of animals which would not happen in real life with the animals participating the song

Age - primary

Uses - This would be a fun sing a long for children to participate in and also introduce animals to young grades

Dinosaur Rocket is about a group of dinosaurs who blast off into space aboard an actual rocket ship. I love the concept of this simple book because it combines two things that kids adore: dinosaurs and rocket ships. The wording is simple and repetitive, allowing kids to get into the flow of the book easily. Each page details the next step in the astronaut dinosaur's mission. The end of the book teaches kids all about the very real machinery the dinosaurs used to get to and from space. I love reading aloud from interactive books, and the space countdown to blast-off in the middle of the book always gets a big participation response from kids.

Happy, happy memories for me of reading this book to my boys when they were toddlers :-)

Obviously, one to be read whilst snuggled up in bed. The words are easilyl learned and followed, but it's the illustrations which really make this such a magical book. Lots of expression, emotion and little things going on in the corners and edges to find and talk about.

We haven't kept all of the children's early-years books, but this one has a treasured place on our bookshelves and in our hearts.

A great counting book with even better visuals. This story uses many different activities that children would love such as: dancing and using their imaginations to fly and lay on the beach. Each day, different animals get out of bed to enjoy the fun activities. This book would help children count and capture their attention.

Exciting book filled with lots of new words to introduce to children. Firetrucks make the story easy and entertaining for the children to learn about.

Not my favorite rhyme or story but my five month old loves to be sung to so he gets very quiet and really enjoys this one. Also a good signing book for animals and numbers and the rhyme in general (which is part of the signing class we've taken).

Colorful dinosaurs driving all sorts of cool vehicles. Great choice for reading aloud.

Brightly colored dinosaurs as EMTs, firefighters, police officers, chopper pilots, train engineers, and more. Perfect for young readosaurs.

This is absolutely one of my favorite books about brothers and family. My parents bought this book for my younger brother Neil when our youngest brother John was born because the illustrations look just like them! I liked this book for many reasons but particularly the writing and the plot. The story is about how two brothers know each other very well and the growing bond between them. I love how the older brother knows exactly what his little brother wants when he cries, frowns, or looks at someone a certain way. It shows such a loving bond between them and is returned in the end when the younger brother knows just what his big brother wants. The second reason I like the book is because of its beautiful illustrations. The story was drawn out with water colors, pencil, and crayon but looks dramatic and realistic. The facial features and expressions on the brothers are on point with the mood they are feeling and are downright adorable. The overall big idea of this story is the importance of the growing bond between siblings and family.

I liked the repetition and perhaps the lesson taught, although it was strange to find fairies behaving like humans and yet so close to real life. I think Jennifer found that strange as well. She enjoyed the illustrations, she likes me to stop so she can examine them.

PreS-Ten dinosaurs drive a variety of vehicles from the desert up the mountain, each carrying presents for a special event...This is a busy book, introducing dinosaurs, vehicles, colors, weather, landforms, and word use. A general purchase for most libraries.-Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TX

Beautiful illustrations, nice story, simple birthday story

This book, and its companion, "Dinosaur Zoom", are high quality picture books. The color illustrations are full page and great. The text is very simple and could be used as a first reader book. In this book, the story is about constructing a neighborhood swimming pool. Because of the construction theme, it might be slightly more a boys book. The dinosaurs finish the construction and all enjoy the pool together.½

This book, and its companion, "Dinosaur Dig", are high quality picture books. The color illustrations are full page and great. The text is very simple and could be used as a first reader book. In this book, the story is about getting ready for, and having a surprise birthday party.½

Not as cool as Chris Gall's Dinotrux but most young boys will find this story with dinosaurs AND trucks irresistable.

I love these books because my mother used to read them to me and I can still hear her singing voice in my head when I read it. I also love the illustrations and the bringing to life of stuffed animals. I always loved this idea as a child because I had a lot of stuffed animals and I loved every single one of them. If they came to life I don't even know what I would do but it would be fun.

Beautiful artwork. My children loved me reading this aloud to them (especially with the sounds of when the animals rolled out of bed onto the floor).

Making noise together, kids (in audience) and dinosaurs make a swimming pool.

Thump! Crash! Clatter! Clunk! Scrape! Sploosh! As the dinosaurs dig away at their construction site their numbers increase and their project gets more & more involved. Count as the number and variety of dinosaurs adds up until the very last page when the final project is revealed.

It's no secret, our family has a huge reservoir of dino-lovers. Not only has my four year old son been a fan since I can remember, but as soon as my two year old daughter could start playing with his dinosaurs she grabbed them and wouldn't let go. One of the first series of books we introduced to both kiddos were the "How Do Dinosaurs...?" series by Jane Yolen and they instantly fell in love. So when I discovered Nosy Crow had a new dinosaur book coming out I was obviously interested, as were the kiddos. The illustrations are actually quite similar to the style found in Yolen's series that's illustrated by Mark Teague which was a huge bonus because it felt like you were revisiting an old friend.

What sets Dinosaur Dig! apart from other dinosaur books is the brilliant text and gorgeous characterization. Often counting books are either too simple with only three to five word sentences per spread making it somewhat boring for older readers who may be past the "learning to count" stage. Dinosaur Dig! has just the right balance with a well written opening sentence followed up by a rephrasing of the same sentence along with action words on each spread. This set up makes it easy for very young readers/learners to focus on the numbers but also makes it enjoyable for older readers who enjoy reading and interacting with the dinosaurs on the page. There are also the scientific names of the dinosaurs on the inside cover of the book, which the Turkeybird loves learning! In addition to this, each of the dinosaurs are realistic, but not scary at all, making them easy to connect with for young readers who love these pre-historic creatures.

Dinosaur Dig! by Penny Dale is a stand out counting book that not only toddlers, but pre-school age dino-fans will absolutely love! Our family has quickly fallen in love with the delightful illustrations and text by Penny Dale that has reminded us of one of our absolute favorite dinosaur series by Jane Yolen. This is a fantastic book for families with toddlers and preschoolers who love dinosaurs and love to count. Dig, crunch and count through the pages of Dinosaur Dig! as these dinosaurs build their very own surprise ending that young readers will be thrilled to read about!

Originally reviewed and copyrighted at my site, There's A Book.

Brilliant. Author/illustrator Penny Dale places dinosaurs at the helm of heavy equipment on a construction site. What could be a better pairing than dinosaurs with cranes and bulldozers?!

In Dinosaur Dig, dinosaurs work together to carefully build a magnificent creation, shoveling, dumping, lifting, mixing, with lots and lots of onomatopoeia. Very fun.

“Five dinosaurs mixing.
Mixing sticky cement.
Sticky cement on
shiny trowels.
Scrape!
Scrape!
Scrape!”