Monday, July 21, 2008

2008 Notable Books for Children (5)


When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach

It's Friday and a little boy and his mom are going to run errands in town. As they go from place to place, people are giving out real dinosaurs for buying their services. From the bakery, to the doctor's office, and to the barbershop the boy is given free real dinosaurs. The boy is so ecstatic he wants to get as many dinosaurs as possible. Mom is not too happy about it and she decides it is time to go home. At home, the boy shows the dinosaurs how to behave and take care of themselves. Mom finds out they are a lot of help and decides to get some more. This picture book has wonderful illustrations that capture the different facial expressions of the not too happy mom and the excited boy. I would recommend this book to lower grades and to reluctant readers. This book would be of high interest to boys, because of the dinosaurs that are shown in the illustrations.

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