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Here Comes Destructosaurus!
Watch the unstoppable destructive force of a raging temper tantrum! Tremble at the enormous mess and disrespectful roaring! Despair as no amount of scolding can stem the heedless fury! Someone is heading for a time-out, Mister! Anyone who has witnessed (or been) a toddler in the throes of a full-blown fit will delight in this clever book's moviemonster rampage, and may just come away from it with a bit more sympathy for toddler and caregiver.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2014
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About the author
Aaron Reynolds
55 books242 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Aaron Reynolds is a New York Times Bestselling Author of many highly acclaimed books for kids, including Dude!, Creepy Carrots!, Creepy Pair of Underwear!, Nerdy Birdy, and tons more. He frequently visits schools and his highly participatory presentations are a blast for kids and teachers alike. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife, two kids, four cats, and between three and ten fish, depending on the day.
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Aaron Reynolds is a New York Times Bestselling Author of many highly acclaimed books for kids, including Dude!, Creepy Carrots!, Creepy Pair of Underwear!, Nerdy Birdy, and tons more. He frequently visits schools and his highly participatory presentations are a blast for kids and teachers alike. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife, two kids, four cats, and between three and ten fish, depending on the day.
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December 13, 2016
My library's copy is currently in-repair. Hm... talk about unsurprising. Maybe this one should have been printed on coated tag-board or something....
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Done. Totally unsatisfied. The whole story is the cover & title. Well, there's an ending, but it's lame. Calvin and Hobbes did this so much better.
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Done. Totally unsatisfied. The whole story is the cover & title. Well, there's an ending, but it's lame. Calvin and Hobbes did this so much better.
January 16, 2015
Living with a couple of Destructosaurus, I can relate.
March 24, 2017
This story veered dangerously close to a couple kid book tropes that I really hate. But I'm happy to report that both were avoided!
Kid Book Trope 1: IT WAS ALL IMAGINATION!
Yes, there's no Destructosaurus. It's just a kid IMAGINING he's Destructosaurus. Ugh. Gimme a break. You know what's a lot cooler than being tricked by a book? A giant Destructosaurus wrecking the city.
Kid Book Trope 2: Destructosaurus is shamed into doing the right thing.
I hate that one too. After wrecking the city, some books would show Destructosaurs putting things back in order. Here? No way. He walks off into the water while someone on a bullhorn demands that he comes back to clean up. Does he come back? No. Does he even seem to notice? NO!
If you like those tropes, more power to you, and there are plenty of books I'm sure you'll find pleasing. If you're like me and you don't care for that stuff, then give the ol' Destructosaurus a gander.
Kid Book Trope 1: IT WAS ALL IMAGINATION!
Yes, there's no Destructosaurus. It's just a kid IMAGINING he's Destructosaurus. Ugh. Gimme a break. You know what's a lot cooler than being tricked by a book? A giant Destructosaurus wrecking the city.
Kid Book Trope 2: Destructosaurus is shamed into doing the right thing.
I hate that one too. After wrecking the city, some books would show Destructosaurs putting things back in order. Here? No way. He walks off into the water while someone on a bullhorn demands that he comes back to clean up. Does he come back? No. Does he even seem to notice? NO!
If you like those tropes, more power to you, and there are plenty of books I'm sure you'll find pleasing. If you're like me and you don't care for that stuff, then give the ol' Destructosaurus a gander.
February 16, 2018
LOL! Toddlers and preschoolers are gong to get a kick out of this story! Love the tantrum destructosaurus rages in the town while the narrator tells him to stop! Finding his teddy, he calms down and returns to the sea. THEN Giant Chicken appears....! Non-stop fun and messiness; bright, bold illustrations of loads of mayhem little ones will enjoy!
July 11, 2019
We love Aaron Reynolds books!
So we found this book at the local library and really enjoyed it. As we read the book, my son started to laugh as he saw some comparisons to him and Destructosaurus. Which was fun!
Nice read! Great illustrations.
So we found this book at the local library and really enjoyed it. As we read the book, my son started to laugh as he saw some comparisons to him and Destructosaurus. Which was fun!
Nice read! Great illustrations.
July 6, 2018
A dinosaur book that is a thinly veiled disguise for learning your manners. Except...the narrator at the end apologizes to desructorsaurus? While the city is burning in the background? Uh...ok.
It was fine. Some kids might find it funny. Not the best dinosaur or manners book, though.
It was fine. Some kids might find it funny. Not the best dinosaur or manners book, though.
January 27, 2016
In a style reminiscent of the T. REX VS. books, Godzilla-like Destructosaurus lays waste to an entire city in a humorous allusion to little kids' tantrums.
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June 29, 2019"Hey, stop that Destructosaurus!"
My toddler found this book hilarious. It veered to the simple side on text, but he enjoyed the references to dinosaurs and large monsters who looked cute but left supposed chaos in its wake. I found it frustrating in the sense that the story got very old after one reading and he wanted me to read it to him perpetually. PERPETUALLY.
I asked him how he would have pacified the monster. He said, "by giving him his teddy bear."
Clearly, Destructosaurus never develops any healthy coping mechanisms for handling his tantrum.
My toddler found this book hilarious. It veered to the simple side on text, but he enjoyed the references to dinosaurs and large monsters who looked cute but left supposed chaos in its wake. I found it frustrating in the sense that the story got very old after one reading and he wanted me to read it to him perpetually. PERPETUALLY.
I asked him how he would have pacified the monster. He said, "by giving him his teddy bear."
Clearly, Destructosaurus never develops any healthy coping mechanisms for handling his tantrum.
August 31, 2020
I didn't care for the cross mommy tone of the narration in this story. It doesn't set much of a good example for how we should talk to someone who is stomping around being angry and frustrated. In the end the Destructosaurus wanders off to play in the ocean even though he has been asked to help clean up the mess he made, and the narration just lets him go. I was not a fan of the message, even with the narration reminding Destructo to use words instead of stomping around crashing things.
That being said, the kids liked the destruction.
That being said, the kids liked the destruction.
December 3, 2017
Here Comes Destructosaurus! by Aaron Reynolds
This is a story about the imagination of a young child who is in search of his toy. The story is told from the parent point of view because she tells the child not to do this and that. The full page bleeds captured the full destruction of Destructosaurus. The typography was placed where it was readable and used in dark font and very easy to read.
This is a story about the imagination of a young child who is in search of his toy. The story is told from the parent point of view because she tells the child not to do this and that. The full page bleeds captured the full destruction of Destructosaurus. The typography was placed where it was readable and used in dark font and very easy to read.
March 9, 2018
Destructosaurus makes a big mess of the city and gets in trouble for it. The narrator talks to the Godzilla-like monster using many of the same phrases parents use for their small children.
I used this one as a silly addition to a storytime about manners, but although I loved it, the children were unimpressed. I think the narrator's gripes were a bit too close to home, if you know what I mean. The parents really enjoyed it, though.
I used this one as a silly addition to a storytime about manners, but although I loved it, the children were unimpressed. I think the narrator's gripes were a bit too close to home, if you know what I mean. The parents really enjoyed it, though.
January 20, 2022
Incomprehensible.
I don't understand this book. It's about a dinosaur looking for his teddy bear that accidentally destroys a city. Then the dinosaur swims into the sea, but he's replaced by a giant chicken that happily reprises the dinosaur's role (??).
There is no plot, no message, just plain mess.
Save your time, there are better books out there.
I don't understand this book. It's about a dinosaur looking for his teddy bear that accidentally destroys a city. Then the dinosaur swims into the sea, but he's replaced by a giant chicken that happily reprises the dinosaur's role (??).
There is no plot, no message, just plain mess.
Save your time, there are better books out there.
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January 11, 2023
The book is too long for its minimal substance, making the gag seem tiresome, and the narrator both models ineffective ways to talk to tantruming children AND completely excuses the bad behavior at the end. There isn't even an attempt at restitution, and the dinosaur walks away while the city is burning.
April 12, 2024
i never know what to say when i read it through the "ebrowser" method normally i would do the kindle FIRE version. but this time was straight from the local library leaning program. fun times. great read. great illustrations. i was thinking by the size it would be a hard back book ...but then the illustrations doubled ...no clue why? etc. very cool. must read. cute!!
April 14, 2022
Pour one out for the parents dealing with a destructive toddler. This is a silly book that will appeal to both feral children and their exhausted parents. A fun way to broach the topic of manners and self regulation.
June 22, 2017
6 y/o review: it was HILARIOUS! I loved it! The narrator sounds like my mom!
July 14, 2017
A dinosaur rises from the deep to wreak destruction upon a city.... in search of his lost toy.
Illustrations are good.
Illustrations are good.
September 1, 2017
Fun book for young readers.
July 15, 2018
I expected a different ending. Which is okay - because this book has given me an idea for a picture book.
September 6, 2018
A cute monster is destroying a city looking for his teddy bear.
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July 2, 2019anger, using words, naughty dinosaur, naughty chicken, destroying city, obeying
November 1, 2019
I was trying to remember the name of this one, which I apparently didn't add to my Goodreads when I read it for storytimes several years ago... It's very cute, and I love Jeremy Tankard's art!
December 28, 2019
Surprisingly bossy with a lot of parental voice and little child pov.
July 24, 2022
Too much text for this 3yearold.
May 25, 2023
The illustrations are cute but I didn't like the story or the lay out.
June 21, 2023
Cute. Maddie said she was sad Destructosaurus got in trouble and she didn’t care about the city.
November 16, 2023
Voice, tone, and silliness are so well developed
February 9, 2024
Adorable! My little one loves books by Reynolds, particularly the Creepy... series. This book will be added to our nightly rotations!
December 9, 2024
Great illustrations.
Also enjoyed the book ending was not what you would predict.
Also enjoyed the book ending was not what you would predict.
March 6, 2017
Good for having conversations about using your words. Could also be used in patent and kid classes to help parents see that they need to take a step back to look at reasons for tantrums.
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