Counting Dinos

by Eric Pinder

Count along with friendly dinos in this rhythmic read-aloud and simple look-and-find.Pinder's playful verse will have readers bouncing along with each dino step as Rodrigo the Ankylosaurus and his prehistoric pals learn about their natural world and count from one to ten. With adorable illustrations and plenty to search for, kids will discover new things on each read-through, and informative back matter will provide curious readers with even more information on their favorite dinosaurs.

Genres: Picture Books, Dinosaurs, Counting, Childrens, Storytime, Fiction, Number

36 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2018

About the author

Eric Pinder lives in rural New Hampshire, where he enjoys the outdoors and sometimes shares the nearest wild blueberry patch with a foraging bear. His books for children include If All the Animals Came Inside and Cat in the Clouds. He teaches creative writing at the new Hampshire Institute of Art and earned his M.F.A. in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Reviews

[Haaley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting book about counting and incorporating dinosaurs.

[McKenzie Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

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I picked this up from the library to read with a kid I work with you loves numbers. As soon as I pulled it out of my bag, a huge smile spread on his face and he started making dinosaur sounds. He was ever more excited once I opened it and showed him that there were numbers inside. Big hit.

This is a cute book about counting to ten. I enjoyed the fun rhymes and colorful illustrations. I would say that this is a good number book over math (i.e. addition) book. A new dinosaur is added on each pagespread for numbers 1 through 5, then the pattern switches to counting new groups of things. Works really well for counting and number identification.

I also really liked that there was factual information thrown into the rhymes such as that some dinosaurs swallowed stones to help digestion and Troodon were thought to be very smart because of their brain size. At the end of a book, there is also a little more information about each dinosaur and other animals featured in the book. Nice way to add some facts and educational information into a fun book about dinosaurs.

Perfect for fans of numbers and dinosaurs. A very cute book.

[The Library Lady · Rating 4 out of 5]

I could have used this at storytimes in "Dinovember," but it might have been too long for my younger ones. This rhymes well, and the meter only hesitates once. The counting concept is good, but the book may be too small to use in group, kids might have trouble seeing the items being counted.

Two things:
Since when did dinosaurs eat ROCKS? I know it rhymes with the rest of the verse, but still.

AND

Considering how it's believed the dinosaurs went extinct, those 3 comets flying innocently in the sky might not be so innocent!

[Jillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

#1 - If your little one is REALLY into the dinosaur phase, they might get off on a big tangent about what dinosaurs lived during which periods.
#2 - Treating dinos as individuals and then suddenly throwing in a group might get confusing.
#3 - The illustrations are really cute.
#4 - The rhymes get clunky at times, with breaks between pages n'such.
#5 - It gets the point across.

[Mary · Rating 2 out of 5]

The math is confusing - we are adding one dinosaur on each page until we add 5? Children just learning math and counting might struggle with this. Yes, we're not counting the 5 dinosaurs separately, they're representing 5, but a young child may not get that.

[The Book Consultant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute, fun book! Maybe I’m just too easy to please, but I love a good rhyming book, especially when the illustrations are colorful and fun, and this book definitely fit the bill for us. Plus, it deals with counting/learning numbers and dinosaurs, so it was a win-win for our family! Adorable!

[Shan Rich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another cute counting story, I loved the illustrations they were beautiful. We keep on counting straight to 10, this was a great book to count the Dino’s and the things in their environments.

With a cool dinosaur guide at the back!

[Jackie Harty · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful counting book for little dinosaurs! My children LOVE dinos and absolutely loved this book!

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect for preschoolers!

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute, charming rhyme scheme. Good for preschool. Have the kids count along with the dinos.

[Molly Cluff (Library!) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The details might be a little small for a storytime group to see, but the kid-friendly illustrations would be great for one-on-one!

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clever counting book exploring the dinosaur world.
Vividly colored illustrations.
Definitions for each dinosaur at the end of the book.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good rhyming and upbeat enough for storytime

[Lupe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book. It will appeal to my student. Only wish there were more diverse names. Just one “ethnically diverse” name. The author could have used just one or two more so it doesn’t feel like a token.

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have never loved counting to ten so much.

[Sushie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, but long

[Latrice Pearl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to help children learn to count. I love the way the author reiterates each number the dinosaurs are counting.

[Viviane Elbee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A rhyming count-to-ten book, with dinosaurs (and back-matter about the different dinosaurs featured in the book) and very cute, colorful illustrations. Great for kids who love counting and dinosaurs!

[Samantha Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 1 year old liked it. To be fair she likes all things dino.

[Aj Fried · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 year old said they like this book because the dinosaurs like to count. And he gave it 4 stars!

[Wanda ❣️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Both girls loved this one!