Dinosaur!

by Peter Sís

It starts in the tub, with a dinosaur bath toy. But then another dinosaur pops out of the water. And look out - here comes another - and another - and ANOTHER. Soon there is a Hall of Dinosaurs in the bathroom.Fill the bathtub.
It could happen.
All it takes is imagination!

01 Riverbank Review Magazine's Children's Books of Distinction Award

Genres: Picture Books, Dinosaurs, Childrens, Fantasy, Fiction

28 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

PETER SÍS is an internationally acclaimed illustrator, filmmaker, painter and author. Born in 1949 in Brno, Czechoslovakia, and grew up in Prague. He studied painting and filmmaking at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Art in London. His animated work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He came to America in 1982, and now lives in New York's Hudson Valley with his family. Peter Sís is the first children's book artist to be named a MacArthur Fellow. In 2012 he won The Hans Christian Andersen Award.

His many distinguished books include Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei, Tibet: Through the Red Box, Madlenka, Rainbow Rhino, The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin, The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, and The Conference of the Birds.

Reviews

[Hailey Forbes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genre: picture book
Reading Level: 3rd and down

This is a picture book. I find picture books interesting because I️t sparks something in the imagination or young readers. This one was about a boy in a bath tub with his rubber dinosaur. He then imagines a world of dinosaurs around him. The story line is interesting and I think I️t would be a good one for my shelf in the future.

[William · Rating 2 out of 5]

No actual words

[Melenia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nothing to read to my son

[Morgan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Another wordless picture book that emphasizes the power of imagination. I am starting to see a pattern. This book was alright, it was a bit simple. I think because of the simplicity of the book, it may be good for younger audiences. Unlike Sector 7, this book does not allow anything extra to the imagination. The book is very self-explanatory. If this book had words at all, it would not be special at all. It simply was too simple. (try saying that ten times fast). :[

[Rebecca Hawkinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was cute, short, and simple. I think this book is great to spark imagination, a child could definitely come up with multiple stories to go along with the pictures. This book may not be appropriate for school depending on the age level because in the beginning it does show the back side of a little boy.

[Leona · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wordless book about a boy who is playing in the tub with his toy dinosaur and real dinosaurs start popping up out of the water and chasing each other around. Index of dinosaurs on front and back end papers.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love to listen to my children tell this story over & over & over again. They come up with such creative plots - the wordless books are so effective & beautiful allowing each of us to tell the story our own way in our own words.

[Modboy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A young boy is transported from his bath to the land of giant dinosaurs. A book about imagination where parents and children need to use their imagination to tell the story. This is helped by the pictures and stimulated by the wordless text.

[Amanda Hively · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is most likely not school appropriate. It has a young boy taking a bath, and at the very beginning you see his back side with no clothing on. That would be a huge distraction to students. On a more positive side, the book has great illustrations of dinosaurs that look very realistic.

[Samantha Penrose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. I love Peter Sis books because they have very few words. They give a lot of opportunity for discussion and speculation.

[Kari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another favorite author, he has a few books that explore concepts like this....moving from reality to imaginary world and back.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though this book is strictly a picture book (no writing at all), it's great for the imagination! My kid loves it, and he will sit down and "tell" the story over and over.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

When taking a bath, a young boy is visited dinosaurs that get bigger, and Bigger, and BIGGER! No words

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute...Dinosaurs...LOVE IT

[Whitney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really nice, simple picture book without words. The art is not typical of Peter Sis until you get to the fold-out page which has a detailed picture of several dinosaurs.

[Kaethe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gives a good sense of scale. We were amused. And I quite like Sis' art.

[Magila · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

Cute, wordless, but relatively unremarkable. Fun for a little boy, with nice, simple illustrations. I smiled, but it leaves a bit to be desired.

Library book. Don't buy it.

[Cheyenne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wordless picture book gives children the opportunity to tell the story.

[Joseph · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very simple. A student could use this picture book to tell a story; however, the book itself is very short and simple.

[Brittany Jacobson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I felt like this book really made you think about what you saw (because it's a picture book). I think this is relevant and can relate to any little boy who loves dinosaurs.

[Kimberly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not really my thing. When my son is older I might try it to see if he likes it.

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this one but there are no words.