Brrr!: A brrrilliantly funny story about dinosaurs, knitting and space

by Kes Gray

From the bestselling author of the OI FROG AND FRIENDS series comes a roaringly funny new picture book, jam-packed with dinosaurs . . . Brrr! The Ice Age is coming, the temperatures are dropping and the dinosaurs are frrreezing. Only one thing will keep them warm - woolly jumpers! But dinosaurs can't knit, can they? Find out what REALLY happened to the dinosaurs in an out-of-this-world adventure, featuring dinosaurs, knitting and a trip to outer space. Kes Gray's OI FROG AND FRIENDS series has sold over 1.5 million copies.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 14, 2022

About the author

Kes Gray is a bestselling, multi award-winning author of more than 70 books for children. He eats Ideaflakes for breakfast, spreads silliness on his toast and lives in a place called Different. Kes was the second bestselling picture book author in 2018.

Reviews

[Kinga (oazaksiazek) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zabawna historia o dinozaurach, którym zimno. Idealna dla wielbicieli robienia sweterków, szalików i czapek na drutach.

Myślałam, że to książka świąteczna, ale to zdecydowanie pozycja zimowa. Dużo tu śniegu i mrozu.

Zakończenie całej historii świetne. Aż parsknęłam śmiechem.

[Claire · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is so funny! Who knew T-Rex's would be the best knitters? I love that they left because of the ice age was too cold!

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Completely silly, even to this habitual knitter. But fun.
However, the illustrator falls into the dreaded upside-down knitting needles trap.

[emsonthebooks_again · Rating 5 out of 5]

📚 Book Review 📚

What a great picture book for children!

Did dinosaurs face extinction in the last ice age or did they simply decide to fly to a warmer planet? The answer may surprise you!

And who could possibly know that the Tyrannosaurus Rex 🦖 were such great knitters! We may have once believed that environmental factors affected the dinosaurs but little did we know that instead they moved to another plan-knit! 🧶

Loved it, my class loved it, fantastically fun!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Harper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favourite character: T-rex
Favourite part of the book: When the dinosaurs first got their jumpers.
Would you read again: Yes
Summary: Dinosaurs got shivers, didn't know what to do so they asked the t-rex's to knit jumpers.

[Sanna lukee lapselle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hassussa kirjassa kerrotaan vaihtoehtoinen selitys sille, miksi dinosauruksia ei enää ole. Tarina on sopivan absurdi viihdyttämään ääneen lukevaa vanhempaakin. Kirjan myötä avautuu myös hauskoja keskusteluja siitä, millaista elämä on dinojen uudella Villapallo-planeetalla.

[Maggiebooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silly but fun!!

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Am off to plaKnit immediately.

[Jannik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute, funny and very silly.

[Matilda Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read in Polish

[kurp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genialna! :)

[Mehsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this delightful and fun picture book we discover why there are no dinosaurs or woolly mammoths anymore! It isn’t a meteorite!


Back in July (yes, my blog is quite full, it doesn’t help that I took August off for most) I got this book and Oi Dinosaurs. I first read Oi Dinosaurs and wasn’t a fan, so I was a bit hesitant when I read this one the next day. But I shouldn’t have worried, because this was a hoot!

In this one the dinosaurs are still around, and not just them, but also mammoths and sabre-toothed tigers. The dinosaurs have been fine up until now, but there is an ice age coming (brrrrr) and all the dinosaurs want is warmth. Lots of tropical warmth. So much of that. And as the time continues they are not the only ones. The cold even bothers the woolly mammoths (yes, it is that cold). I loved seeing them try to figure out a plan and that that plan turned out to be knitting? That was just fabulous. I was in stitches when they tried it all and came to the conclusion that T-rexes would be better at it, you know what with their little arms in the perfect position. But we all know a T-rex, so I was curious if they would convince them. I was delighted at what happened next and I wish I could have been there.

The ending made me laugh! Not just seeing them go for that plan, but also that last page! Well, that explains a lot. Haha.

The illustrations were fab! As I had expected from Nick East~ I love the designs of the dinosaurs and the mammoths/sabre-tooth tigers, loved their expressions when things got colder (ice everywhere) and the knitting projects? I want one now as well!

All in all, this was a hoot and I love the new spin on what happened with the dinosaurs? I would recommend this one to all!

Review also posted on https://twirlingbookprincess.com/

[Matti Karjalainen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stop that, it's silly, it's very silly indeed!

Kes Grayn ja Nick Eastin "Hrrr!, eli minne dinosaurukset oikeasti katosivat" (Mäkelä, 2022) on kohtalaisen älytön kuvakirja, jossa hirmuliskot kärvistelevät lähestyvän jääkauden kynsissä. Olisiko villapaidoista apua, ja suostuvatko tyrannosaurukset pienine käsineen neulontapuuhiin?

Taidanpa ottaa testattavaksi satutunnille.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful story about what happened to the dinosaurs during the ice age.
And that all of the dinosaurs, it’s the T-Rex who is the champion knitters.
I wouldn’t mind a sweater that has been created by a dinosaur.
🦖🦕