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Silly Dizzy Dinosaur!
Silly Dizzy Dinosaur!
- GenresChildrens
32 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 2015
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About the author
Jack Tickle
120 books10 followersJack Tickle's work is widely recognised - in 2005 'The Very Dizzy Dinosaur' won the Book Trust Early Years Award.
Jack Tickle likes listening to Radio 4 whilst working and eating chocolate biscuits. "Working in acrylic paint is good because you can wipe off any coffee you spill - or chocolate traces."
Jack Tickle is the pseudonym of award winning children's illustrator Jane Chapman, who has won many awards in her own right. She is married to fellow author / illustrator Tim Warnes.
Jack Tickle likes listening to Radio 4 whilst working and eating chocolate biscuits. "Working in acrylic paint is good because you can wipe off any coffee you spill - or chocolate traces."
Jack Tickle is the pseudonym of award winning children's illustrator Jane Chapman, who has won many awards in her own right. She is married to fellow author / illustrator Tim Warnes.
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March 13, 2017
Joskus taannoin mietiskelin, milloin meilläkin alkavat näkyä neljännen seinän rikkovat ja interaktiiviset kuvakirjat, joissa lukija ottaa entistä voimakkaammin osaa kirjan tapahtumiin. Englanniksi tämmöisiä on tullut vastaan useampia.
Jack Ticklen "Höpsö Hönttisaurus" (Mäkelä, 2015) on juuri tämmöinen kuvakirja. Tarina vähän hömelöstä sauruksesta ei sinänsä ole ihmeellinen, vaan kaiken keskiössä on lukijan ja kirjan välinen vuorovaikutus. Lapsi voi muun muassa kutittaa dinosaurusta, pussata sitä, yrittää säikäyttää sen huutamalla "PÖÖ!" ja niin edelleen. Hönttisaurus reagoi tekemisiin aina seuraavalla aukeamalla.
Kuvitus on sympaattista. Ääneen luettuna "Höpsö Hönttisaurus" toimii varmaan ihan hyvin, ja sitä voisin kokeilla esimerkiksi satutuntikirjana.
Jack Ticklen "Höpsö Hönttisaurus" (Mäkelä, 2015) on juuri tämmöinen kuvakirja. Tarina vähän hömelöstä sauruksesta ei sinänsä ole ihmeellinen, vaan kaiken keskiössä on lukijan ja kirjan välinen vuorovaikutus. Lapsi voi muun muassa kutittaa dinosaurusta, pussata sitä, yrittää säikäyttää sen huutamalla "PÖÖ!" ja niin edelleen. Hönttisaurus reagoi tekemisiin aina seuraavalla aukeamalla.
Kuvitus on sympaattista. Ääneen luettuna "Höpsö Hönttisaurus" toimii varmaan ihan hyvin, ja sitä voisin kokeilla esimerkiksi satutuntikirjana.
August 10, 2018
Ihan kiva interaktiivinen kuvakirja, jossa kastunut Höpsö kuivatetaan kirjaa ravistelemalla ja pudotetaan puusta kääntämällä opus sivuttain. Ääneenlukijaa ehkä ihan pikkuisen ärsytti turhankin lapsekas kieli (tyyppiä "Kutitetaan Höpsön massua!"), mutta nelivuotiaaseen upposi kuin häkä. Mikäpä voisi olla hauskempaa kuin huutaa iltasatuaikaan täyttä kurkkua PÖÖÖÖÖÖÖ! (Sori, naapurit.)
Sanoisin, että passeli kuulijoille, joilla ikää kahdesta viiteen vuotta.
Sanoisin, että passeli kuulijoille, joilla ikää kahdesta viiteen vuotta.
July 30, 2017
Kirja jota kuuluu lukea kovaan äänen, rapsutella, käännellä ja kieputella.
September 6, 2022
Great book. I love that it has to nstructions like shake the book included in the story.
September 8, 2015
Reading to children does not have to be a passive experience. Some of the best books have you interacting with the characters found between the pages. Dizzy Dinosaur is not the most sensible of chaps at the best of time, but his errors are only compounded when the reader gets involved. Can we help this clumsy Camarasaurus from falling over too much?
‘‘Silly Dizzy Dinosaur’’ introduces us to our eponymous hero as he is walking along nicely, only for us, the readers, to give him a tickle. Being a little unsteady on his feet Dizzy falls straight into a puddle and gets all wet. Over the next 30 pages or so you are going to have to help him out by drying him and perhaps kissing his nose better?
With each double spread having an interactive element, ‘‘Silly Dizzy Dinosaur’’ is one of the most joyous experiences you can have sharing a book with a child. There is no story as such, but a series of mini disasters caused by the reader trying to help. Blowing on the book forces Dizzy up a tree, but turning the book to help him down makes him land with a bump. Thankfully, Dizzy does not seem to mind too much and everyone is friends at the end.
The interactive nature of the book is what makes it really stand out; although the pages themselves are not tactile, the words encourage you to do many fun things. It is great to see a little one grab the book and turn it, or blow the book a kiss. This toing and froing of the book does mean that it will get kidhandled a little more than most and therefore may tarnish a little quicker than average. This should not be a huge issue as the paper is high quality and binding holds up well.
A fun tale that gets you involved is one thing, but author/illustrator Jack Tickle also needs to make a world that is colourful and enjoyable to look at. This is certainly done and Dizzy himself is a bold character that looks great. Being a clumsy chap he wanders around the pages a lot, sometimes getting up very close. The use of perspective and distance by Tickle really adds to the sense that you the reader are effecting the book directly.
With a great sense of fun and a breezy, chatty style, ‘‘Silly Dizzy Dinosaur’’ is a fantastic book for an older baby or younger toddler. The parent sharing will have a great time watching their little one interact with the book and when you have a character as daft as Dizzy it hard not to get involved yourself. Original review on bookbag.co.uk
‘‘Silly Dizzy Dinosaur’’ introduces us to our eponymous hero as he is walking along nicely, only for us, the readers, to give him a tickle. Being a little unsteady on his feet Dizzy falls straight into a puddle and gets all wet. Over the next 30 pages or so you are going to have to help him out by drying him and perhaps kissing his nose better?
With each double spread having an interactive element, ‘‘Silly Dizzy Dinosaur’’ is one of the most joyous experiences you can have sharing a book with a child. There is no story as such, but a series of mini disasters caused by the reader trying to help. Blowing on the book forces Dizzy up a tree, but turning the book to help him down makes him land with a bump. Thankfully, Dizzy does not seem to mind too much and everyone is friends at the end.
The interactive nature of the book is what makes it really stand out; although the pages themselves are not tactile, the words encourage you to do many fun things. It is great to see a little one grab the book and turn it, or blow the book a kiss. This toing and froing of the book does mean that it will get kidhandled a little more than most and therefore may tarnish a little quicker than average. This should not be a huge issue as the paper is high quality and binding holds up well.
A fun tale that gets you involved is one thing, but author/illustrator Jack Tickle also needs to make a world that is colourful and enjoyable to look at. This is certainly done and Dizzy himself is a bold character that looks great. Being a clumsy chap he wanders around the pages a lot, sometimes getting up very close. The use of perspective and distance by Tickle really adds to the sense that you the reader are effecting the book directly.
With a great sense of fun and a breezy, chatty style, ‘‘Silly Dizzy Dinosaur’’ is a fantastic book for an older baby or younger toddler. The parent sharing will have a great time watching their little one interact with the book and when you have a character as daft as Dizzy it hard not to get involved yourself. Original review on bookbag.co.uk
January 1, 2016
Borrowed this one from the library the other day and read it to my four year old who LOVES dinosaurs and can name more than I can. Her response was pretty ordinary. She wasn't particularly engaged with the story or the pictures and I thought that was a bit disappointing.
The pictures are cute. But I have to admit I found the story a little kooky... you "shake" the book and are encouraged to yell at the dinosaur. Neither of us really got into it :)
The pictures are cute. But I have to admit I found the story a little kooky... you "shake" the book and are encouraged to yell at the dinosaur. Neither of us really got into it :)
March 12, 2015
Sinänsä mukavan toiminnallinen kuvakirja, joka yrittää siirtää tablettilapset printtikirjojen maailmaan.
Silti: jos kirjassa mainitaan "pipi", "masu" ja lopussa pussataan kirjan sivua, en tahdo sitä *koskaan* lähelleni.
Silti: jos kirjassa mainitaan "pipi", "masu" ja lopussa pussataan kirjan sivua, en tahdo sitä *koskaan* lähelleni.
May 2, 2016
This book is adorable!! My nearly 3 years-old has so much fun with Dizzy's silly way. Of course, reading with some performance and sound effects makes my son giggles!! We were already fans of "Look Out , Ladybug!" and were super happy with this silly dinosaur!
March 17, 2015
Syli-ikäisille, sanoisin.
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