Dinosaurs Love Underpants

Have you ever wondered what wiped out all the dinosaurs way back in history?

Well, the Cavemen, embarrassed by their nudity, dreamed up underpants. But when Tyrannosaurus-Rex saw their underpants, he wanted them. Soon all the dinosaurs were undies crazy, snatching underpants whenever they could. Soon the Cavemen were running low on underpants and the dinosaurs began fighting each other for the remaining undies.

What do you think happened?

Delightfully silly, this rhyming tale is guaranteed to bring about giggle-fits in even the staunchest of dinosaur fans. Colorfully illustrated [with LOTS of underpants], the story takes a truth . . . dinosaurs are extinct . . . and creates a hilarious explanation for their demise. It’s not science, show more it’s not accurate, but it is lots of fun. And, dinosaur fans or not, young readers are sure to find a few giggles within the telling of this tale that is certain to become a read-it-again favorite.

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I cannot get enough of this series! This is a great read for reluctant readers, especially boys. The funny explanation as to why dinosaurs are extinct begins with the cavemen wearing underpants and the dinosaurs wanting to wear them as well. This colorful and silly book will help readers young and mature alike, engaged and laughing out loud. Claire Freedman's writing style is so clever and enticing to young readers. The silly situations the dinosaurs get themselves into are too funny! My favorite quote from the book is, "When T-rex saw man's undies, he roared with deafening rants. I don't want to eat you up! I want your underpants!" The big message/idea of this book is to entertain and give children a silly explanation as to why show more dinosaurs are extinct. show less

This is just plain silly fun. It's about as historically accurate as a college course taught by Elmer Fudd, but completely wacky humor and goof-off quality joy. Give it a chance, but don't take it too seriously.

(Second of 6 Underpants series; children's, picture book) (Re-read, bedtime story)

Dinosaurs were all wiped out,
A long way back in history,
No one knows quite how or why,
Now this book solves the mystery . . .

An old favourite. A quite silly story of how dinosaurs (supposedly) became extinct, told in rhyming verse. Nicely illustrated by Ben Cort. Fun, engaging. I like the lists of dinosaur names.

Docking half a star for historical inaccuracy ;0)

4.5*****

This silly book is sure to draw in children of a wide age range. It turns out, cavemen and dinosaurs lived at the same time, but only cavemen were smart enough to invent underpants. The dinosaurs quickly became covetous of this new technology, and went to war with each other over the few pairs of underpants they could scavenge. And that is how dinosaurs went extinct.

Factual inaccuracies aside, kids will love the repeated mention of the word "undies," the bright and detailed oil painting illustrations, and the general goofiness of the whole story. Additionally, the book does use scientific names for all the dinosaurs, making it even more appealing to kids who love dinos. The rhyming language makes this book a fun and rhythmic read. This show more would be a great picture book for reluctant boy readers, especially. For ages 4-10. show less

A very humorous book about dinosaurs and how they love their underwear. A great way to show the use of imagination and detail. It is also would be an introduction to a dinosaur lesson for a young age. Their could be many activities using the names and facts of dinosaurs. This is also a great book to show how authors write for writers workshop.

This children's book was a very enjoyable one to read. This story explained how dinosaurs went extinct, but not from the way we know about. In the story, cavemen created underpants and the dinosaurs loved them so much, they took them from cavemen and fought each other for them. All of the dinosaurs went extinct for fighting each other over underpants. The story was told in a 3rd person narrative and rhymed throughout the story. For example, "The dinosaurs roamed everywhere, all teeth and huge long necks. But scariest and meanest was Tyrannosaurus rex!". The rhyming theme was A-B-C-A. The author was able to turn an event in history into a fun, fictional story!