Dinosaur Roar!

We love this book. The illustrations are fun and bright, and the story is told in rhyme that is short and thankfully well-written. It's all about dinosaurs, which is an instant draw for kids, and focuses on antonyms by juxtaposing dinosaurs with opposite traits. The quality of the rhythm makes it a good choice for read aloud, and the ending is oodles of fun if you pretend to eat your audience just like the dinosaurs are chowing down. We always have a fun tickle fest at the end. I highly recommend this book for entry readers and the whole family.

The first thing I noticed about this book was the very bright and colorful illustrations! Just gorgeous. The story offers excellent contrasting words (ex. spiky and lumpy), though most aren't true opposite pairs. Nonetheless, it gives children great examples of various descriptive words and onomatopoeia.

"Dinosaur fast, dinosaur slow". Dinosaur Roar is a delightful book using pictures of colorful and comical dinosaurs and rhyming to teach children about opposites. I really had fun reading this book and looking at the illustrations. The illustrations bring the dinosaurs to life and do a good job of illustrating emotions. When the text says, "Dinosaur sweet, dinosaur grumpy" the dinosaurs really do appear to be sweet or grumpy. With simple text and an average of two words per page the story is great for a quick read aloud or for independent reading for young children who have not yet developed advanced reading skills. Even children who are not yet literate will enjoy looking at the pictures on their own and contrasting the two different show more dinosaurs shown. show less

Dinosaur Roar! immediately catches the eye with its striking silver foil cover. It features a fiercely roaring T-Rex with a small dinosaur looking suitably unimpressed. Inside is a double spread with all sorts of dinosaurs to feast your eyes on; every shape, colour and size imaginable.

The wording is simple and kept to a minimum with large text that jumps off the page. The illustrations are vibrant and whimsical, with emphasis on each dinosaurs features and expressions bringing them to life on the page.

Both Dot and Ditto are enthusiastic dinosaur fans and are eager to have the book read over and over, each reading being an educational experience with the use of opposites in the text and a natural cadence in the rhyming of words. Dot show more quickly learnt what was to come next and enjoyed joining in.
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This is a cute dinosaur title that is absolutely perfect for toddler and preschool storytimes. It functions wonderfully as a quick story in between two longer stories, and it can be a sound-effects laden, audience participation fest. The illustrations are bright, lively, and large-format. Each two-page spread has just a few words on it. The only problem with larger storytimes is that some of the elements aren't too distinct - for instance, it'd be pretty hard for a kid at the back of the room to see "Dinosaur Tiny" in comparison to "Dinosaur Fat." But still it's lovely and superfun, if not a substantial story by any means.

My 18-month-old asks for this book again and again. Her favorite part is "Dinosaur above and dinosaur below" because I hold the book way up high on "above" and put it down on the ground for "below" -- she thinks it's hilarious.

So fun to read with different voices. A strong voice for the dinosaur strong and a little voice for the dinosaur meek. Again, this is a book I have read to toddlers and they love it. They can start to read along with you because of memorizing the pictures and what words go with them. This is a book that also teaches opposites.