Princess Dinosaur

by Jill Kastner

Princess Dinosaur is a born leader. Sometimes she is too much for Cowboy Gus and Blue Feather. But Bettina Esmerelda Louise loves to play dress-up with her, and all the toys are mesmerized by her storytelling. Suddenly Spots bounds in and snaps up Princess Dinosaur in his jaws! Down the stairs and out of the house he dashes, with the Princess between his teeth. And then he drops her--in a hole. What will Princess Dinosaur do? Can she dig her way out? Will she survive the wilds of the outdoors? Can she get back to her friends? YOU ARE
ABOUT TO
FIND OUT!

Genres: Picture Books, Dinosaurs, Childrens, Storytime, Adventure

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Kaethe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reread for my 365 Kids Book challenge. You can see all the books on their own shelf.

I love the art and the Princess Dinosaur energy: female picture books characters are rarely too rough. It's cute and dynamic, I just like plot arc more than the picaresque.

Library copy

[Liz Todd · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just hard to follow... if you want a story line..

Just one thing after another.. and then and then...

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my7 absolute favorite child book.

[Misbah · Rating 2 out of 5]

A toy dinosaur princess had an adventure.

I really enjoyed the illustrations but there want much of a story or a moral. Maybe kids will enjoy it, idk.

[Stacey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh. A little too non-linear for me.

[Themountainbookie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Doesn’t have a lot of cohesion to the story. Didn’t really capture my kids attention either. I wasn’t a fan of the graphics

[♥ Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Normally this book would disturb me a little! However, my 4 yr old daughter firmly believes she IS a T-rex (and a princess), so oddly enough, this has become a household favorite. Found at our local library, I have ordered it used from Better World Books as it is now out of print. I also discovered a sequel: "Merry Christmas, Princess Dinosaur!" and ordered that as well. I am sure she will be in heaven.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for a girl in her dinosaur phase, but the story is all over the place. You think it's a story about fitting in. Then is it a story about helping others? Wait, is this a story about a toy lost in the real world?

Truth is that even a girl excited about a story with a Dinosaur that is also a princess will start to wonder what the point is.

[Riley Sorem · Rating 3 out of 5]

The toys really come to life in this story. Princess dinosaur is a rough and rumble kind of girl who also likes to play dress up. Until the unthinkable happens, Spot the family dog snatches her up and buries her. Princess dinosaur must escape and reunite with her friends. This is a fun and exciting story

[Suzanne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I know it's a picture book but there was not really a cohesive story line. First Princess Dinosaur gets into a fight with some toys but then she is having a tea party and then all of a sudden she is on a train. What? Slow down!

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Princess Dinosaur is really a toy. Ohno! I gave away the surprise twist to the story!

[Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore Princess Dinosaur. I read this to my daughter when she was little but I still like to read it for myself. The illustrations are perfect and Princess Dinosaur is just awesome.

[Lynne Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kind of slight in many areas, but loved the art!