Some Dinosaurs Are Small
by Charlotte Voake
Candlewick Press, 2020. 28 pages.
Review written September 3, 2020, from a library book
Starred Review
Here’s a picture book that would be perfect for Toddler Storytime (if I ever get to do those again!). It’s short and sweet, with not a lot of words on a page. It has pictures of dinosaurs and a fun kicker at the end.
The book begins with a happy little dinosaur in a jungle with a basket.
Some dinosaurs are small.
They have tiny flat teeth for munching through fruit and leaves.
On that second spread, we see parts of big dinosaurs behind the trees. Sure enough, what comes next is:
Some dinosaurs are BIG.
The little dinosaur is clearly in danger from the big dinosaurs. They steal the food from his fruit basket and are still hungry.
But the punchline, drawn out over several spreads, is:
Some dinosaurs . . .
are simply . . .
E N O R M O U S !
And the little dinosaur caps it off with the words, “Hello, Mommy!”
A kid may be small, but this is a fun reminder that they’ve got grown-ups looking out for them. And it’s got dinosaurs!
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