Dinosaur Dance!: Oversized Lap Board Book

by Sandra Boynton

Sandra Boynton’s bestselling dancing dinosaurs are now in a big, bright lap edition!

ZANG! BOP! KIDDLY POW!
The DINOSAUR DANCE is starting NOW!

Join Boynton’s lively prehistoric bunch as they get everyone’s tails shaking. Whether they enthusiastically dance the Shimmy Shimmy Shake or simply do the Cha-Cha-Cha, young readers are sure to love spending time with these captivating creatures!

Genres: Picture Books, Dinosaurs, Childrens, Storytime, Fiction, Kids, Animals

16 pages, Board Book

First published August 30, 2016

About the author

Sandra Keith Boynton is an American humorist, songwriter, director, music producer, children's author, and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated over eighty-five books for children and seven general audience books, as well as over four thousand greeting cards, and seven music albums. She has also designed calendars, wallpaper, bedding, stationery, paper goods, clothing, jewelry, and plush toys for various companies.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

STOMP - STOMP - STOMP! Another really fun book by Sandra Boynton (SB)! If you have not read anything by SB you will be pleasantly surprised; her books always have a positive message that you can take away and keep in your back pocket for those times when you are feeling down. A fun book with marvelous illustrations!

[Elizabeth]

#readtothenibling This is a very fun book to read aloud with a kiddo with the high-energy rhythmic rhyming and onomatopoeic action words.

Partway through, we read, "Tiny little dino goes deedly dee," and another dinosaur says, "I don't know his name. What could it be?" so I was disappointed that we didn't learn the "tiny little dino's" name. Kirkus Review says, "the tiny little dinosaur is probably Compsognathus and would be about the size of a small chicken."

[Eliza Nell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Listen. I like most books but this one had me GIGGLING. 10/10

[★ℕłℂØℓҾ★ (Nix) · Rating 5 out of 5]

June 7, 2017
Very cute. Not quite as perfectly rhythmic as the Tickle one, but my kids are obsessed with dinosaurs so they loved this.

January 5, 2018
Well, we read this one almost every night. We didn't for a few months when the library book (EEK!) was lost ☹ ... but we paid the library for it, found it, realized the place it had been hiding (between two sections of the couch) had resulted in significant liquid damage to the book. ☹☹☹ But, after prying the pages apart, it's still readable! 😁 So since we already paid the library for it, it's now one of our go-to bedtime books!

"Now EVERYBODY wants to try the cha cha cha!"

[Harlow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to my cousins Reagan & Ollie for the fun book!!!

Gigi read this to me and I loved it!!!!

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cybils finalist for Best Board Book 2o16.

[Roben · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the intro to dinosaurs for the little ones! My only quibble (and it's a small one) is that technically, pterodactyls are not dinosaurs. Dinos walked on land. Pterodactyls were pterosaurs - or winged lizards. I know, I know. Picky, picky, picky. And flap does rhyme with tap... so everyone can just cha-cha-cha.

[Lynn Plourde · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great sound words, fun Boynton illustrations

[Catherine Mustread · Rating 4 out of 5]

"To celebrate this year's Children's Book Week, we decided to discuss the work of children's author and illustrator Sandra Boynton, whose board books we both have and which are well known for their fun illustrations and whimsical poetry. Since they're each pretty short we decided to talk about a bunch of them, including:. 1. Doggies
2. Dinosaur Dance!
3. Barnyard Dance!
4. Pajama Time!
5. Blue Hat, Green Hat
6. Moo, Baa, La La La!
7. The Going to Bed Book" --Overdue podcast #587 051323

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 16-month-old was dancing (unprompted) from the first page! Super fun little book. Should have been longer!

[Leann · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Zang bop kiddly pow" brings all the babies running in our house.

[Ashlee Thomas Watt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great children’s book! So fun!

[IvyInThePages · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 5 leaves out of 5
Characters: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Children/ Board book
Type: Book
Worth?: Yes

[Kelly Palmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book slaps

[Jazz Baptiste · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always, we love anything involving dinos. This book was really cute, I loved the colors. It was simple enough to read and my son loved doing the dinosaur dance.

[Arik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sandra Boynton is the GOAT.

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fav of our babe. Watching him try and stomp around like brontosaurus is the cutest.

[Chelsea Wieber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute banger

[Joanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple rhyming fun plus dinosaurs! What’s not to love? If you’re creative and want to get your kiddo moving while you read this book you could also actually do the dinosaur dance.

[Jacob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silly and fun. Got to do the cha cha now.

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* · Rating 5 out of 5]

Boynton, Sandra. Dinosaur Dance!, BOARD BOOK. Little Simon Books, 2016. $5.99.

A big group of dinos do a bunch of dancing. Each dinosaur has its own special moves. With rhyming text, each dinosaur is named accurately and contributes dance steps. I don’t think I’ve ever found a Boynton book I didn’t like and this one is no exception.

PRE-K- ESSENTIAL. Reviewed by Shay, School Librarian
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[M.L. Kelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this to my 5 year old grandson. This was a cute story! My grandson is a huge dinosaur lover and made me read this book first! He was definitely disappointed, we both were, that we never learned the Tiny Little Dino’s name in the end! Overall, I thought this was adorable and perfect for a bedtime story for young kids! Highly recommend!

#bedtimestories #dinosaursance #sandraboynton @sandra_boynton #silverlinings #mssilverkelleybookreview

[Kate Puleo Unger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Board book, ages 0-2

This book is classic Sandra Boynton. It's full of fun noises and rhyming phrases. The dinosaurs all do their own dances until everyone wants to try the tiny, nameless dino's cha cha cha. It's really fun and quick and short. Kids will love this one, and parents won't mind reading it again and again.

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[Jade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Note: this is not my review but the review of my daughter who can't have her own goodreads but does love herself a book! Therefore I will be writing them for her. She is currently 6 months old.


THIS IS OUR FAVOURITE BOOK EVER. HUGE SMILES, JOLLY GIGGLES. WE LOVE IT AND WOULD GIVE IT ALL THE STARS. A+++++++ ALWAYS A WINNER

[Mrs Mommy Booknerd http://mrsmommybooknerd.blogspot.com · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Sandra Boynton. She is a genius when is comes to the beauty of board books. In her newest book, we learn the names of dinosaurs and dance several funny dances. This book encourages movement and learning! The illustrations are so adorable!!! A hit for all little readers.

[Megan Gery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like all of Sandra Boynton's books, this one is cute and funny.

[Vicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Traditional Boynton fun! I love the tiny dino-Cha, cha, cha!

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful board book of dinosaurs dancing .They are cutely drawn and each has their own dance. Children will delight in trying the dances and maybe making up their own.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

What it lacks in plot, it makes up for in rhyme and rhythm that makes it fun to read out loud.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Pickle says, "Dino! Roooooar! Raaaar!"