Today's ready promises tons of fun...and we could all use a little more of that.
HAVE YOU EVER WASHED A DINOSAUR?
by Charlie Greene
Illustrated by Ethan Roffler
Greenehouse Services
Picture Book
20 pages
ages 4 to 8
Explore new worlds of ancient creatures in this exciting adventure. From pools to ponds, through mud and muck, some dinosaurs just don't know how to stay out of trouble. It takes childlike creativity, determination, and teamwork to handle these beasts. It's a dirty job, cleaning dinosaurs...but somebody's gotta do it!
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If you've never washed a dinosaur, this book will be eye-opening and giggle-inducing.
Children are playing in a small pool outside when a dinosaur happens by. It wants a bath, and the kids are ready to scrub away. This draws the attention of the next dinosaur, who also could use a cleaning. Soon, there's an entire row of various dinosaurs. Not only does this pose a problem with the small pool, but there's a lot of work involved. Luckily, the kids are clever and handle things in an original and interesting way.
This is one of those books, where the text carries some of the story and the illustrations carry even more. The text is written in rhyme, which flows sometimes better than others, but is cute and keeps the tale going. It is clearly printed, which makes it even a nice read for beginning readers out there to tackle on their own. While the story is brought across with lyrical fun, the illustrations make the read. These are very well done and bring across each moment with tons of personality, imagination, and pack the humor and cleverness. An entire new level to the tale unfolds in the imagery, which slyly reveals how clever these kids are. At the end, there's a silly twist to make sure this book gets an 'again' right away.
It's a lovely, light read for small giggles and holds attention nicely for group readings as well as individual settings. And not only dinosaur fans will enjoy this one.
And here he is...
Charlie has lived in places grand and small, and he resides there still. He has a little bit of everything to go with his little bit of life; he just has a little more of it than some may assume. Once you take away the differences, Charlie is exactly the same as anyone else. Charlie likes to be liked, but he likes liking others even more.
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