Bright and colorful pictures to go with this fun story. A big hit with my kindergarten students! ( )

"If you're going to plan a birthday party, / stop and think it through. / Be careful what you dare / to ask a dinosaur to do." So begins this rhyming romp of a picture-book, which imagines the catastrophic possibilities, should the two children at the center of the tale give various party preparation tasks to various dinosaur species. From a T-Rex shredding the wrapping paper to a Therezinosaurus popping the balloons, disaster awaits...

The second picture-book I have read from the new POW! Kids Books imprint, based in Brooklyn, Don't Ask a Dinosaur is an entertaining picture-book, one which pairs a rollicking, read-aloud text with bright, colorful artwork. I appreciated the fact that co-authors Deborah Bruss and Matt Forrest Esenwine chose many lesser-known dinosaurs species for their tale, and that they included a glossary at the rear. Recommended to all young dinosaur fans, and to anyone looking for entertaining new picture-books in rhyme. ( )