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Diggersaurs
Diggersaurs Explore!
What do you get when you cross a digger and a dinosaur? A DIGGERSAUR (of course!) These mighty beasts are the perfect mixture of two childhood favourite things, and they're off on a wonderful rhythmic, rhyming adventure full of funny details to spot and noisy diggersaur sounds to shout out loud. This book is a colourful burst of fun from this fantastic debut illustrator.
32 pages, Paperback
Published September 25, 2018
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July 3, 2020
Diggersaurs Explore by Michael Whaite. PICTURE BOOK. Random House, 2020. $18. 9781984850171
BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
The Diggersaurs are done for the day and off on a wild adventure to the shore.
Whaite’s glorious ode to rough and tumble machines is a wild romp of fun and adventure! Be prepared with all of your kid trucks available, because this will set off a round of exploration. I also love the tiny human explorers to represent the imagination behind the diggersaurs and the seek and find game hidden with in.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
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BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
The Diggersaurs are done for the day and off on a wild adventure to the shore.
Whaite’s glorious ode to rough and tumble machines is a wild romp of fun and adventure! Be prepared with all of your kid trucks available, because this will set off a round of exploration. I also love the tiny human explorers to represent the imagination behind the diggersaurs and the seek and find game hidden with in.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
February 23, 2021
Dinosaurukset yhdistettynä erilaisiin koneisiin - veikkaan villisti, että kirjan kohdeyleisönä pidetään poikia. Runomitta ihan jees, muuten tarina vähän ontui.
March 14, 2020
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DIGGERSAURS EXPLORE is a delightful sequel to the book taking the toddler world by storm! Whether you have a little one who loves construction vehicles or dinosaurs, diggersaurs are a charming expansion of these concepts into a cohesive story. In this book, the diggersaurs that we met in the first book are going exploring. They hope that they will find gold or maybe something old. Along the way, they encounter challenges that the diggersaurs use their special skills to solve (for instance, huge grassy bumps that the mowersaurus mows while the rollersaurus rolls them flat).
What I loved: Everything about this book is truly delightful! Each page features brightly colored full-page illustrations that have high appeal for young readers, especially with the accompanying rhyming text. Each diggersaur also has its own sound that little ones will love to imitate (for instance, the whirrr of the drillersaurus). There is also a bonus story in tiny letters with the people who accompany the diggersaurs on their adventure. My toddler is a particular fan of some of the things they say along the way and loves to point them out, like a small seek-and-find on each page. There's also an actual seek-and-find in the hidden treasure throughout the book, which is shown in full at the end of the book.
The story itself here is really great! There are themes of teamwork as the diggersaurs work together to move forward, calmly overcoming obstacles as the diggersaurs come up with solutions to each one that they encounter, helping others as they assist the golden diversaurus (eg, a submarine) who was buried in the sand, and following a serious of steps as the diggersaurs work to get to the beach. All of these themes are perfect for young readers.
The text is also large and easy to read for adults who will read this story aloud. The text-to-picture ratio is perfect for even the youngest readers as pages can turn quickly. The people dialogue and hidden treasures add some fun complexity for older picture book readers. This could really appeal to a wide age range for these reasons and can capture attention for many, many reads.
Final verdict: Delightful and with great themes, DIGGERSAURS EXPLORE is a fantastic pick for young readers. Adventure, action, and plenty of colorful images make this an easy win and a series worth following!
Please note that I received a review copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
DIGGERSAURS EXPLORE is a delightful sequel to the book taking the toddler world by storm! Whether you have a little one who loves construction vehicles or dinosaurs, diggersaurs are a charming expansion of these concepts into a cohesive story. In this book, the diggersaurs that we met in the first book are going exploring. They hope that they will find gold or maybe something old. Along the way, they encounter challenges that the diggersaurs use their special skills to solve (for instance, huge grassy bumps that the mowersaurus mows while the rollersaurus rolls them flat).
What I loved: Everything about this book is truly delightful! Each page features brightly colored full-page illustrations that have high appeal for young readers, especially with the accompanying rhyming text. Each diggersaur also has its own sound that little ones will love to imitate (for instance, the whirrr of the drillersaurus). There is also a bonus story in tiny letters with the people who accompany the diggersaurs on their adventure. My toddler is a particular fan of some of the things they say along the way and loves to point them out, like a small seek-and-find on each page. There's also an actual seek-and-find in the hidden treasure throughout the book, which is shown in full at the end of the book.
The story itself here is really great! There are themes of teamwork as the diggersaurs work together to move forward, calmly overcoming obstacles as the diggersaurs come up with solutions to each one that they encounter, helping others as they assist the golden diversaurus (eg, a submarine) who was buried in the sand, and following a serious of steps as the diggersaurs work to get to the beach. All of these themes are perfect for young readers.
The text is also large and easy to read for adults who will read this story aloud. The text-to-picture ratio is perfect for even the youngest readers as pages can turn quickly. The people dialogue and hidden treasures add some fun complexity for older picture book readers. This could really appeal to a wide age range for these reasons and can capture attention for many, many reads.
Final verdict: Delightful and with great themes, DIGGERSAURS EXPLORE is a fantastic pick for young readers. Adventure, action, and plenty of colorful images make this an easy win and a series worth following!
Please note that I received a review copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
March 7, 2020
Taking a break from their construction work, the Diggersaurs--a combination of dinosaurs and construction trucks--set off on an adventure to find treasure. Although they face plenty of physical obstacles, they never let it set them back, and each time something threatens their ability to move forward, one of the Diggersaurs steps up and solves the problem, crushing, pushing, scraping, and breaking their way through. Young readers will enjoy looking for hidden treasure in the various pages and love what the Diggersaurs find in the end. As for me, I enjoyed the wonderfully expressive words the author has enlisted to demonstrate what those Diggersaurs are doing. The lively illustrations and text give personalities to each of those busy and determined Diggersaurs, making this one a sure bet for lovers of trucks and a fondness for dinosaurs. The idea of this hybrid is a pretty clever one, and this picture book builds on the success of the previous book introducing the Diggersaurs.
April 2, 2023
Wonderful fun read-aloud.
Have read this one a lot to my preschoolers (3-5 years) and each time we read it we add more actions and sound effects to the retelling. It has almost become a movement session in its own right!
Appeals to a wide range of preschoolers and also captures a few who prefer stories about dinosaurs and machines over people.
Love this book. Excited to keep developing the actions with the children into a music and movement session.
Fantastic illustrations and brilliant gritty language to give a real sense of these big monster machines. Undoubtedly a favourite for a long while to come.
Have read this one a lot to my preschoolers (3-5 years) and each time we read it we add more actions and sound effects to the retelling. It has almost become a movement session in its own right!
Appeals to a wide range of preschoolers and also captures a few who prefer stories about dinosaurs and machines over people.
Love this book. Excited to keep developing the actions with the children into a music and movement session.
Fantastic illustrations and brilliant gritty language to give a real sense of these big monster machines. Undoubtedly a favourite for a long while to come.
April 1, 2020
Michael Whaite is back with a sequel to Diggersaurs called Diggersaurs Explore. Waite has merged young readers love of dinosaurs with heavy duty machinery. This time the Diggersaurs go in search of hidden treasure (gold treasures are cleverly embedded for readers to spot on each page.) Great use of vocabulary both creative words and bolded action and sound words.
June 14, 2021
This book will also be fun to do in storytime. It involves all sorts of construction equipment and dinosaurs. It's a rhyming book which is a favorite of mine =D It also talks about teamwork!
when doing a lap read of this book, there are two little itty bitty people throughout the story....also on their quest for treasure. It's fun to observe!
when doing a lap read of this book, there are two little itty bitty people throughout the story....also on their quest for treasure. It's fun to observe!
November 14, 2018
A fun read combining 2 favorite things of young boys: dinosaurs and construction vehicles.
The text is rhymed but sometimes it felt a bit tricky to get it. Also, the extra lines on the page were sometimes confusing and breaking the flow of the story.
Overall though, it was very enjoyable.
The text is rhymed but sometimes it felt a bit tricky to get it. Also, the extra lines on the page were sometimes confusing and breaking the flow of the story.
Overall though, it was very enjoyable.
August 22, 2020
This is an enjoyable and delightful rhyming story. Dinosaur construction trucks dig and explore for treasure, along with two human explorers. The illustrations are beautiful and entertaining with treasures hidden for the reader to find.
September 4, 2020
I might have to rate this higher given how much my almost-3-year-old is into this - I'm sure he'd give it a 5. It's cute, not too annoying, colorful, and better than Dinotrux. Perfect for my toddler.
November 17, 2020
Lecture de la version française ici aussi. Aussi bon sinon plus que le premier opus, Le trésor des peltosaures se termine sur la découverte surprenante... de quelque chose de bien plus précieux qu'un objet! :)
July 24, 2021
Some absolute maniac on tiktok recommended this book in a video about "books you can read over and over with your toddler that adults will actually enjoy" and like ... lol. Not quite. But this book knows exactly what it is and what it wants to be and it does those things very well!
August 10, 2021
Two things that so many little children love best-dinosaurs and trucks-in one! Each diggersaur does a special job while accompanied by two children. Together they find treasure and have a great adventure. Reminiscent of the show dinotrux and this would probably appeal to other fans of the show.
August 26, 2021
A silly story of construction equipment "dinosaurs". The characters have names like "Dumpersaurus" and "Stackersaurus". They are headed to the beach to hunt for buried treasure but they have to each use their unique functions to clear the path.
Sure to be a storytime hit.
Sure to be a storytime hit.
March 3, 2020
Not as good a mash up as Chris Gall's Dinotrux.
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July 17, 2020Eh, I will admit to not being impressed. It just read as kind of cheesy. The rhyming was fine though.
August 19, 2020
This one offers a lot for kids to explore: diggersaurs and two small children have stories to follow.
September 24, 2020
Beautiful pictures, fun dino/machine crossovers, and I love the seek and find hidden objects aspect on each page.
November 11, 2020
So gosh darn cute, really expressive and colorful illustrations with rhyming text, along with a scavenger hunt of the kids in the pictures.
November 18, 2020
Super cute story and I just love the artwork. My 2 yo loves this book!
December 3, 2020
Another great Diggersaurs book. The kids love looking for each treasure on the pages.
February 9, 2021
Diggersaurs like to go exploring when their work is done.
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April 2, 2021.... I have a 3 year old nephew.
June 8, 2021
Very cute. Kids loved looking for the treasures on each page.
October 29, 2021
cute - liked the addition of the object searches
March 9, 2022
My kids love this book. They love construction vehicles and dinosaurs. This is a combo of both
March 10, 2022
This books took the basic diggersaurus book and gave it some personality, working together, and a treasure hunt!
November 11, 2022
great for storytime
March 5, 2023
I like that this rhymed and the dinosaur/machines were different colors and all types of machines.
April 3, 2023
Big hit with my son. Good for fans of both construction vehicles and dinosaurs. Can be read normally or in a singsong voice.
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