Dinosong

“A rousingly rumbly ramble.” —Kirkus Reviews

The Land Before Time meets Eric Carle in this delightful read-aloud featuring “melodious and spare” (USA TODAY) language by master storyteller Tim McCanna.

Follow a triceratops, a sauropod, and an ankylosaur on a prehistoric adventure filled with sights and sounds identified by playful onomatopoeia.

Chip.
Chop.
Flip.
Flop.
Shatter.
Scatter.
Smack.

Vibrant illustrations and crisp, fun language make this the perfect read-aloud, and backmatter about rock types and more inform curious readers about the world dinosaurs lived in.

About the author

Tim McCanna is the author of Bitty Bot’s Big Beach Getaway, an ALA Golden Duck Notable Picture Book; Watersong, a New York Public Library Best Book for Kids; and In a Garden, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year. Peach and Plum: Here We Come!, the first book in the early graphic novel series, was his author-illustrator debut. When Tim isn’t creating books for kids, he enjoys visiting schools, speaking at writing conferences, and mentoring upcoming authors for Storyteller Academy. Tim lives with his family in San Jose, California. Visit him at TimMcCanna.com.Richard Smythe is making a splash in the book world with Beep Beep Beep Time for Sleep, Watersong, Dozy Bear and the Secret of Sleep, and Dinosong. He’s been drawing since he was little, when he would deface his sister’s homework. Since then he has received an MFA in illustration from the University of Hertfordshire. Richard lives in the United Kingdom. Visit him online at Richard-Smythe.co.uk.

Summary

The Land Before Time meets Eric Carle in this delightful read-aloud picture book by master storyteller Tim McCanna.

Product details

• Authors: Tim McCanna, MCCANNA TIM
• Assisted by: Richard Smythe (Illustration), Smythe Richard (Illustration)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 2
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781534430020
• ISBN: 978-1-5344-3002-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 270 mm x 270 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Sounds, Children’s picture books, JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / General, Early Learning: Verse & Rhymes, Picture books, Early years: verse, rhymes and wordplay, Dinosaurs & prehistoric world (Children's / Teenage)