Dino Dad

by Andy Day

Brought to you by Penguin.

A fantastic new magical dino-tastic adventure series from children's TV superstar Andy Day!

What if YOUR dad could change into a dinosaur?

Hi, I'm Ruby! And I've got a big secret . . . everyone thinks my dad is an amazing dinosaur expert at our local museum. And he totally is! But he's also . . . a POOPA! And so am I!

What's a POOPA? Well, it means he's a Protector Of Our Prehistoric Allies. When me and Dad touch his special, magic ammonite shell, we travel to an incredible island, full of dinosaurs who live just like us humans do. And when we go there, we turn into dinosaurs too!

We have so many amazing adventures . . . and I can't wait for you to join us!

A hilarious easy-to-understand story peppered with real dino facts - perfect for any young dinosaur-lover!

Genres: Childrens

144 pages, Paperback

Published May 5, 2026

Reviews

[Donna Maguire]

This story was brilliant!

I loved everything about it - it was an additive read, well written, had a great pace to the story and some fantastic characters!

I thought that this was such a fun story to read!

The illustrations in the book were just wonderful and they helped to bring the story to life too.

It is 5 stars from me for this one - very highly recommended!

[Zoe Simpkins]

The first chapter book with my 6 year old son, who is dino mad and adores Andy!
We loved this, it was so funny and was full of dinosaur names (most of which my son recognised!) and facts. We got this on loan from our local library and I have purchased the series in paperback as we enjoyed it so much. Thanks Andy, keep them coming please!

[Phil Allen]

I bought this book to read to my 5 year old son, who is a massive fan of the many, many shows Andy does on the BBC. He really enjoyed the story, and the illustrations . So I’ll definitely be looking out for the next book

[Sarah]

The Reading Promise: A, Aug 24

[Stephen Roberts]

Great fun book. Read it with my daughter we both loved it can't wait for the next one

[Kristina]

Страшно сладурска история за фенове на динозаврите 💚🦖

[Laura]

I thought it was a bit strange when dino dad and the kids turned into 🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖 but I really liked it. By Lucas age 5 (almost 6)

[Theediscerning]

Pleasant nonsense, as a girl loses her sister in a game of hide and seek, but gains knowledge that the family have a secret magic way to go to a place of dinosaurs – where, for some slightly dubious reason, they become walking, talking, not-eating-each-other dinosaurs themselves. This first book is clearly troubled with setting the whole franchise up, as opposed to giving us a full-length story, but the fact the younger sister still needs to be caught does drive the narrative along and proves the very young age this is aimed at. It's full of brio and U-certificate drama, and I suppose the slapstick and bum-wiggling, head-bashing silliness would appeal, too. A very generous four stars.