Dinosaur Christmas! by Penny Dale
Published by Nosy Crow on September 8, 2020
ISBN: 1536214493
Pages: 32
Genres: Animals
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“Dinosaur Christmas” by Penny Dale is sure to be a hit with kids that love dinosaurs and vehicles. The seventh book in Dale’s “Dinosaur” series doesn’t disappoint!  Santa’s sleigh is stuck and he can’t get out of the snow. Dinosaurs come to the rescue in all sorts of vehicles! Dale uses repeated onomatopoeia to give each vehicle and movement a fun sense of action. A helicopter comes by to help: “choppa! Choppa! Choppa!” The plow pushes through the thick snow and ice: “crunch! Crunch! Crunch!”

The pictures are detailed and feature lots of different dinosaurs and vehicles (with names on the endpapers), which is helpful for readers. The dinosaurs are colored in brightly and are very expressive. The vehicles and environments are done in a more realistic style, which is a little jarring, but the story is so fun that most readers won’t mind.

Aimed at children ages 2 – 5, this book is a must-buy for picture book/holiday collections where readers are big on dinosaurs and/or vehicles.

Reviewed by Kate Radke, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook.