Night Night, Dino-Snores: A Touch-and-Feel Storybook

by Nicola Edwards, Thomas Elliott (Illustrator)

Overview

Snuggle up with Sleepy Stegosaurus and his dinosaur friends for a gentle bedtime read with rhyming text, a variety of touch-and-feel textures, and charming illustrations.  

Say good night to the dinosaurs as they settle down to sleep in this gentle bedtime read with rhyming text.  A tiny and tired T-rex enjoys a ride home on Mom's back; sleepy Stegosauruses look for a comfortable place to lie down; and the Diplodocuses curl up on the ground after spending the day munching leaves. As the stars twinkle in the dark sky, all of the dinosaurs fall asleep. Includes touch-and-feel elements throughout the book and one on the cover!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781680105483
Publisher:	Tiger Tales.
Publication date:	03/06/2018
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	197,528
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	AD570L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Nicola Edwards was raised by the seaside in beautiful Brighton. She loves reading, dancing, rhyming, and turquoise things. She now lives with her husband in East London and spends her days writing and editing children's books.

Editorial Reviews

2018-02-03
After busy days spent doing what dinos do, nine colorful dinosaurs happily bed down for the night protected by a loving adult dino. Each sleepy dinosaur inhabits a fanciful environment, though it is unclear whether they are based on known information about where dinosaurs lived. There is nothing ferocious or threatening about these dinosaurs. Nor are they likely to excite young paleontologists, as the purpose of the book is to convince young children to go to sleep, just like each of the dinosaurs. The singsong-y verses don't really work as poetry. Uneven meter makes for an awkward read-aloud experience, and forced rhymes ("Mom" and "calm"; "leaves" and "trees") are a bit of a stretch. Similarly, touch-and-feel elements added to one of the dinosaurs on each spread feel arbitrary and are more distraction than successful additions. Even toddlers will wonder why only one of each set of dinosaurs has this tactile element. Each spread ends with a "Good night" followed by an alliterative nickname: "Dozing Diplos"; "Resting Raptors"; "Tiny Pteros"; "Snoozing Spinos." This affectation will turn off adults with a low tolerance for cute and potentially confuse readers just beginning to learn dinosaur names. A snore for all but the most avid toddler paleontologists. (Board book. 2-4)

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