How Many Dinosaurs is Too Many?

by Lou Peacock, Nicola Slater (Illustrator)

Genres: Picture Books, Dinosaurs, Storytime, Childrens

Hardcover

About the author

Lou Peacock is lucky enough have one of the best jobs in the world: "Head of Picture books" at Nosy Crow. She has a degree in English literature from Oxford University, and nearly twenty years’ experience in children’s publishing. She started her editorial career working on novelty books and poetry, but has focused on picture books for the last 18 years. She often puts her author hat on to write picture books for Nosy Crow and has a notebook full of scribbled ideas.

Reviews

[Kuu · Rating 5 out of 5]

happiness is stored in the dinosaur book

[Deke Moulton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was actually pretty cute, showing that to much of a good thing isn’t very good at all.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are quite a lot of dinosaurs depicted in splashy colors in this amusing picture book that could function as a unique counting book. The narrator, a young child, has a dinosaur of her very own, but just like with potato chips, one is simply not enough, and one by one, more dinosaurs arrive. But as the center double-page spread shows, too much of a good thing can make someone miserable. The rhyming text and artwork highlight how crowded the house becomes as the prehistoric creatures eat up everything, don't share the scooter, and make a mess at bathtime. The final straw is when the narrator is knocked out of bed because the dinosaurs fill up the whole space. After getting rid of them all, the child is relieved but a bit sad. As it turns out, one dinosaur is enough, especially when it's the very first one. The text flows freely, making this picture book a possible choice as an amusing read aloud, intended to tickle listeners' fancy. Plus, they will enjoy comparing and contrasting the dinosaurs while counting them.

[YSBR · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun counting story about getting more than you bargained for. In this rhyming picture book, a child makes friends with a dinosaur and slowly wishes for more and more dinosaurs. Things get out of hand when the ten dinosaurs start gobbling the waffles, hogging the scooter, and stealing the blankets. After the disgruntled child bids goodbye to all the dinosaurs, they feel lonely and miss the first dinosaur friend. This is a silly dinosaur story with a gentle reminder about moderation. 

Slater’s cartoon illustrations feature simplified dinosaurs with friendly rounded bodies and perfect circle eyes. The settings range from a playground and a kitchen all the way to a ski slope and a disco! The protagonist in this book is a child of unspecified gender with light skin and straight brown hair who reads as white. The backcover of the book has a QR code for an audio reading of the book. Link to complete review: https://ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2...

[Carol Farrington · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has bright bold illustrations. The story follows a little boy who starts with one dinosaur but then gradually decides he needs more, until he realizes 10 dinosaurs are too many. In my mind, this is a classic theme of kids wanting more more more and not realizing what the consequences might be. I also really enjoyed the resolution of the problem at the end of the book. My three year-old grandson is going to find this hilarious and wonderful and want me to read it again and again when I visit.

[Nadina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was cute and funny and perfect. There wasn't too much text on each page. I liked how it could be used for counting. The illustrations were detailed while not being overly detailed that it detracted from the story or would discourage littles from enjoying it.
I feel it could make a great storytime book.

[Devin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the book because it’s super funny! There are soooo many dinosaurs big ones, tiny ones, all squishing together it’s crazy! My favourite part is when they make a big mess. I think there can never be too many dinosaurs because they are the best!

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Readers see a child with one dinosaur play together. Then, the child gets greedy and keeps adding dinosaurs until there are ten. Readers see what happens when ten dinosaurs share a home. Love the ending when the child realizes what they really need.

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A smidge too long for storytime but would be great for older preschoolers or a younger class visit

[Steph]

Turn/Level: B/2.5

Friends, Dinosaurs, Counting to 10

[ava · Rating 5 out of 5]

so fun as a storytime read-aloud! the kids really loved counting with me as more and more dinosaurs appeared!

[Miss Janis the Storytime Lady · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid storytime fare, if not terribly exciting or new. counting, colors.

[Y.Poston]

cute