Snappy Little Dinosaurs: Have Some Prehistoric Fun!

by Dugald A. Steer, Derek Matthews (Illustrations)

Rhyming text and pop-up illustrations introduce such dinosaurs as triceratops, velociraptor, and ankylosaurus.

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

20 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2001

About the author

Until recently, Dugald A. Steer worked as an author and editor at Templar Publishing. He is the writer behind Candlewick's widely acclaimed New York Times bestsellers, DRAGONOLOGY, THE DRAGONOLOGY HANDBOOK, and EGYPTOLOGY, as well as the forthcoming EGYPTOLOGY HANDBOOK. Dugald has now given up his editorial job to concentrate on writing full-time, especially more books with "ology" in the title. Dugald Steer lives near London and has far less free time than he imagined he would.

Pseudonyms:
Emily Sands
Lady Hestia Evans
Captain William Lubber
Professor Allen Gray
Sir Henry Hardcastle
Marshal Lancelot
Dr. Ernest Drake
Master Merlin

Reviews

[Jem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Those big pop-up dinosaurs better watch out. As soon as I can control my spastic hands, I'm fixin' to tear them right out of the book! Take that T-Rex!

[TrinaLynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I went back to the library to pick this up off the shelf when the staff did not include it in my 'Dinosaur' themed story time pile.
The pop-up dinosaurs in this book are gorgeous of course but the text is (mostly) relevant and not too misleading and the book ends with a helpful reminder for story time aged kids - that Dinosaurs are no longer among us - which makes this a good segway for books like "Whatever Happened to the Dinosaurs" and others.

[Jesse Crooker]

This is a very fun and interactive pop up picture books that takes you into the lives of the dinosaurs. Again, as my mom read this to me, she brought the characters to life, which made the reading experiences that much more special! I’m pretty sure I still have this book because I’m just not ready to let it go! I loved it that much!

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

a cute story about different dinosaurs, with small simple movement parts that open and close with opening the book

[Taylor Darst · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so much fun to read because it has popups and is extremely colorful.