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Dinosaur Bob
Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo
Proclaimed "the most adorable of dinos" by The New York Times , Bob is grander and greener than ever in a definitive new edition of modern picture book classic. This deluxe volume features seven new illustrations, an additional adventure, and a song ( "The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob" ), with easy-to-play arrangements.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1995
About the author
William Joyce
177 books1,426 followersWilliam Joyce does a lot of stuff—films, apps, Olympic curling—but children’s books are his true bailiwick (The Numberlys, The Man in the Moon, Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King, Toothiana, and the #1 New York Times bestselling The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, which is also an Academy Award–winning short film, to name a few). He lives with his family in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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December 13, 2019
This is an earlier story by William. Bob is a dinosaur that a family finds while traveling the world. He looks like a brontosaurus, but the book doesn’t specify. One of the best pictures is the family is in the water and the parents are sunning on the back of Bob while the kids are swimming in the water and diving off the head of Bob. They make their own island. It’s most amusing.
The family is very well to do and they are always doing things that can make certain people jealous, like the mayor’s wife. They remind me of Hollywood money type of people. It’s a completely silly story. William is so good at whimsical and bringing outrageous ideas to the page. This is one of his earlier stories. I thought it was fun. No attempt is made to explain how they found the dinosaur. They simply did.
The nephew thought this was a great story. He loved the monster as pet story. He liked how much attention the family gets by having him. He gave this book 5 stars. He thought it was wonderful.
The family is very well to do and they are always doing things that can make certain people jealous, like the mayor’s wife. They remind me of Hollywood money type of people. It’s a completely silly story. William is so good at whimsical and bringing outrageous ideas to the page. This is one of his earlier stories. I thought it was fun. No attempt is made to explain how they found the dinosaur. They simply did.
The nephew thought this was a great story. He loved the monster as pet story. He liked how much attention the family gets by having him. He gave this book 5 stars. He thought it was wonderful.
December 8, 2008
This is one of my favorite children's book. The drawing are so different from most children's books, and I love the story about Bob the Dinosaur and the adventures he has with the family that he lives with. When I worked at the bookstore I would recommend this book to other parents, and it quickly became a favorite of theirs as well.
July 18, 2011
William Joyce (born 1957) is an American author, illustrator, and filmmaker. Newsweek has called him one of the top 100 people to watch in the current millennium. His paintings are displayed at several national museums and art galleries. He worked in several films in various roles such as conceptual and art design for Toy Story (1995), producer and production designer for Robots (2005) and writer and executive producers for Meet the Robinsons (2007) which I have seen and read and will review tomorrow. To date, William Joyce has written and illustrated over 50 children’s books including this one, my first by him, Dinosaur Bob and his Adventures with the Family Lazardo.
Similar to the Lazardo family, Joyce also has a wife and two children: Mary Katherine and Jackson Edward. Similar to most children’s books author, he wrote his books initially for his children and later when he saw how his children liked them, he submitted those to publishers and the rest is history. His style has become known for unique characters that appeal to kids and adults alike, as well as for a visual style that harkens back to earlier eras. Dinosaur Bob is an example of this character because he is bigger than Barney, his color is green (Barney is purple) and although Bob does not say anything (Barney sings I love you/You love me/We’re one happy family…), he is lovable, huggable, ever smiling and could ride on top of a speeding train. I have not seen Barney riding on top of the speeding train because it is not the right thing to do but Bob does it and I bet child and child-like grown-ups like Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg have that scene in their collection of Bob memorabilia.
The drawings are perfect and there is nothing scary here unlike Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. Children love Barney so I am not surprise that they love Bob too!
Similar to the Lazardo family, Joyce also has a wife and two children: Mary Katherine and Jackson Edward. Similar to most children’s books author, he wrote his books initially for his children and later when he saw how his children liked them, he submitted those to publishers and the rest is history. His style has become known for unique characters that appeal to kids and adults alike, as well as for a visual style that harkens back to earlier eras. Dinosaur Bob is an example of this character because he is bigger than Barney, his color is green (Barney is purple) and although Bob does not say anything (Barney sings I love you/You love me/We’re one happy family…), he is lovable, huggable, ever smiling and could ride on top of a speeding train. I have not seen Barney riding on top of the speeding train because it is not the right thing to do but Bob does it and I bet child and child-like grown-ups like Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg have that scene in their collection of Bob memorabilia.
The story is about this family whose vacationing in Africa and their son catches a dinosaur and they bring them home to America. Because of his sheer size (bigger than Barney), the big friendly dinosaur naturally does not fit himself into the city life so he has to be returned. However, the children do not want to part with him. So Bob devises a plan to win the hearts of the people especially the police.
The drawings are perfect and there is nothing scary here unlike Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. Children love Barney so I am not surprise that they love Bob too!
July 6, 2011
The Best Dinosaur A Family Ever Had
(A Review of William Joyce’s Dinosaur Bob
and his Adventures with the Family Lazardo)
The Lazardo family is anything but normal, so it’s not quite surprising that when little Scotty finds a dinosaur during one of their family trips in an African safari, they quickly adopts it, names it Bob (for the animal strikes a funny resemblance with Mrs. Lazardo’s uncle), and takes it home all the way to Pimlico Hills before the start of the baseball season.
William Joyce’s storytelling moves smoothly along with his adorable illustrations and shows a perfect combination of integrating the whimsical into commonplace events — as if owning and keeping a gigantic dinosaur for a pet is the most normal thing in the world; as if riding its back across the Nile and feeding it with peanut-butter-and-bologna sandwiches and 400 double Dutch chocolate cakes for a little bedtime snack on a cruise back home in a luxury liner is the most natural way to coddle a pet; as if knowing how to play baseball and later joining the local baseball team (and having the knack to play the trumpet) is the most typical talent an animal could ever have.
Yet as silly as it sounds (well, what can you expect from a children’s picture book?) you just take it all in, enjoying its hilarity, and what will you make read and come back to it again and again is its wonderful drawing full of quirky details that never fails to give its reader something to snigger at or two. Overall, it’s a charming little tale totally for young readers out there who want to travel to exotic places, love baseball, and wishfully dream of a dinosaur for a pet.
Dinosaur Bob might be the one for you.
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Book Details: Book #22 for 2011
Published by Scholastic Inc.
(First Scholastic Printing, November 1989)
32 pages
Read on: June 15, 2011
My Rating: ★★★★
[See this review on my book blog Dark Chest of Wonders and for many others.]
November 13, 2019
In an article entitled "Back to the Future: Retro picture books — déjà vu all over again?," published in the January/February 2010 edition of The Horn Book Magazine, children's literature scholar Leonard S. Marcus identified a number of examples of the genre that were tapping into and reviving older aesthetic styles, from the "Constructivist" (
Night Becomes Day
,
The Police Cloud
), to the "Art Deco." This sweetly silly little storytelling confection from William Joyce, in which an American family on safari in Africa encounters a massive dinosaur, whom they adopt, name Bob, and bring home with them, is described by Marcus as an early example of the revival of this second style, with its "streamlined, assertively modern" sensibility.
Although Joyce is a picture-book creator I had long been aware of, I don't know that I'd ever felt particularly motivated to pick up any of his books before Marcus' article piqued my curiosity. I'm glad that I finally have, as I found Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo an entertaining tale, and appreciated the vintage, 1920s look of the illustrations. I don't know that the words "Art Deco" would have leapt to my mind, without Marcus' commentary, but I definitely would have noticed that the setting and visual "feeling" of the book were historical, rather than contemporary. All in all, a most engaging tale, one that young dinosaur lovers and baseball players, in particular, will enjoy.
Although Joyce is a picture-book creator I had long been aware of, I don't know that I'd ever felt particularly motivated to pick up any of his books before Marcus' article piqued my curiosity. I'm glad that I finally have, as I found Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo an entertaining tale, and appreciated the vintage, 1920s look of the illustrations. I don't know that the words "Art Deco" would have leapt to my mind, without Marcus' commentary, but I definitely would have noticed that the setting and visual "feeling" of the book were historical, rather than contemporary. All in all, a most engaging tale, one that young dinosaur lovers and baseball players, in particular, will enjoy.
October 11, 2012
When asked if they could keep the dinosaur, the father, Dr. Lazardo says, “I don’t see why not.” Bob (named after Mrs. Lazardo’s Uncle, whom the dinosaur bears some resemblance) joins them on the rest of their vacation before returning home to Pimlico Hills where a “pea-green” (with jealousy) Mrs. DeGlumly bullies her husband the Mayor into declaring Bob a menace. The “Lazardos and Lizard [go] on the Lam” but they are homesick. And the Pimlico Pirates could sure use Bob on their baseball team, seeing Bob as their only hope for even coming close to winning a game.
I’m not sure where the “additional adventure” comes in as I am unfamiliar with the earlier edition. There are a number of small ones in sequence as they vacation and return home, each in company of a charming illustration. The Lazardos are fun and creative, adventurous and homebodies. And clever and privileged enough to manage anything. If you have no boundaries, “I don’t see why not…”
What is so lovable about William Joyce’s picture books is how nothing seems impossible. Still minding the scale of a dinosaur, the adventures are portrayed as manageable, if not made all the better for Bob’s company. He is better than a family pet, able to play cards, baseball, the trumpet, and “Hokey Pokey like a fool.” The family, the dinosaur, the people they encounter (minus Mrs. DeGlumly) are appealing. Better, the sheer imagination Joyce imparts is infectious. What else could Bob do or the family do with Bob on an adventure? What kind of adventure would you like to go on at home or abroad?
Having more William Joyce illustrations must be a marvel. I love looking at them (in any of his work). His illustrations are just beautiful. Family Lazardo look like early-mid 20th century adventurers and many of the images look like travel posters or postcards—perfect for the story. Bob is a fantastic green hue, vivid and remarkable against the softer earth tones. Dinosaur Bob really is bigger than life—which is saying quite a bit because the Lazardo Family live a pretty big life.
L (omphaloskepsis)
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I’m not sure where the “additional adventure” comes in as I am unfamiliar with the earlier edition. There are a number of small ones in sequence as they vacation and return home, each in company of a charming illustration. The Lazardos are fun and creative, adventurous and homebodies. And clever and privileged enough to manage anything. If you have no boundaries, “I don’t see why not…”
What is so lovable about William Joyce’s picture books is how nothing seems impossible. Still minding the scale of a dinosaur, the adventures are portrayed as manageable, if not made all the better for Bob’s company. He is better than a family pet, able to play cards, baseball, the trumpet, and “Hokey Pokey like a fool.” The family, the dinosaur, the people they encounter (minus Mrs. DeGlumly) are appealing. Better, the sheer imagination Joyce imparts is infectious. What else could Bob do or the family do with Bob on an adventure? What kind of adventure would you like to go on at home or abroad?
Having more William Joyce illustrations must be a marvel. I love looking at them (in any of his work). His illustrations are just beautiful. Family Lazardo look like early-mid 20th century adventurers and many of the images look like travel posters or postcards—perfect for the story. Bob is a fantastic green hue, vivid and remarkable against the softer earth tones. Dinosaur Bob really is bigger than life—which is saying quite a bit because the Lazardo Family live a pretty big life.
L (omphaloskepsis)
http://contemplatrix.wordpress.com/20...
November 30, 2012
William Joyce’s Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo was an entertaining book that captures a reader’s attention by drawing them into the book instantly. I found myself laughing while reading the story because of the plot line and the funny things Bob and the Lazardos were a part of throughout the whole book. Bob does not act like a dinosaur, but acts more like a human stuck in a dinosaur’s body. Joyce has a wonderful imagination and it definitely is shown through his creative writing skills. He can take a non-imagined story and make it seem real life. An author like this is unique and makes his books much more fun to read.
The only reason this book was harder for me to read is the series of unconnected events. They were imagined, but had not perfect sequencing order. This makes it harder to use with younger audiences because it makes the overall story harder to understand. Students can learn from this story and realize that a story with unconnected events makes it harder for readers to understand. Yet, this kind of book is very interesting to younger audiences with the creative writing developed through imagination that is contained on every page of this book.
The only reason this book was harder for me to read is the series of unconnected events. They were imagined, but had not perfect sequencing order. This makes it harder to use with younger audiences because it makes the overall story harder to understand. Students can learn from this story and realize that a story with unconnected events makes it harder for readers to understand. Yet, this kind of book is very interesting to younger audiences with the creative writing developed through imagination that is contained on every page of this book.
December 22, 2009
This is a fanciful tale of a family that acquires a not so usual pet. On one of their many travels, the Lazardo family meets up with a dinosaur they name Bob (he looks like Mrs. Lazardo's uncle.) Bob is a talented dinosaur- who swims, plays baseball and enjoys campfire songs. When they take him home, he is a big hit with almost everyone- until he joins the local dogs chasing cars, and picks one up! The Lazardo's help Bob escape, and set off for the hills. When the children become homesick, however, Bob is the one who heroically wants to go back.
Joyce is widely known for Roly Polie Olie, (cartoon and book character) and this book has that same sense of fun and charm. Joyce has a way of making impossible things, like a dinosaur playing baseball, seem like just another part of the story. He is an expert at moving the reader into his imaginative worlds. The book also includes music and lyrics to "The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob," written by one of the characters. "He's Mesozoic and heroic!"
Joyce is widely known for Roly Polie Olie, (cartoon and book character) and this book has that same sense of fun and charm. Joyce has a way of making impossible things, like a dinosaur playing baseball, seem like just another part of the story. He is an expert at moving the reader into his imaginative worlds. The book also includes music and lyrics to "The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob," written by one of the characters. "He's Mesozoic and heroic!"
July 15, 2018
This is a wonderfully whimsical children's fiction book about a wealthy family on vacation in Africa and the dinosaur they encounter and adopt. Bob quickly becomes a member of the family and they discover that he has many talents, including playing baseball and the trumpet. The end of the book has must written (set to the tune of Auld Lang Syne) that is called "The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob." I like this story because it is different from most children's stories because there is not a moral at the end of the story, it is a story for the sake of a story. No grand lesson to be learned. I think this book would be wonderful in the elementary grades. It could be included in a unit on love, the love the Lazardo family has for Bob and the fact that they are ready to walk away from their home rather than be separated from him. The illustrations are essential to the success of the story and help make the story come to life. William Joyce is a talented illustrator who makes the words on the page come to life in this drawings.
July 10, 2016
While on vacation in Africa the Lazardo family find a giant green dinosaur and name him Bob. He travels with them for the rest of their trip and is considered a pet/family member. Back at home, Bob is loved by all citizens of Pimlico Hills except for the mayor's wife. She uses the most minor of offenses to try banish Bob from town. But Dr. Lazardo figures out a way to keep Bob in town- he joins the baseball team, bats the winning home run, and softens the heart of the mayor's wife.
I love the style of artwork in this book. It has a great 1930's feel. love that Zelda Lazardo makes up songs. One is even included in the back of the book for readers to sing and play on the piano. I love that the Lazardo's truly made Bob part of the family and refused to leave him behind when the vacation was over. I find the contrast between Bob, and ancient dinosaur, and his modern surroundings interesting. He's so visually large and out of place, yet he is beloved by the people of Pimlico Hills.
I love the style of artwork in this book. It has a great 1930's feel. love that Zelda Lazardo makes up songs. One is even included in the back of the book for readers to sing and play on the piano. I love that the Lazardo's truly made Bob part of the family and refused to leave him behind when the vacation was over. I find the contrast between Bob, and ancient dinosaur, and his modern surroundings interesting. He's so visually large and out of place, yet he is beloved by the people of Pimlico Hills.
June 19, 2017
The wealthy Family Lizardo is on an amazing adventure. One day, while in Africa, Scotty Lizard wanders off and comes back with a dinosaur the family names Bob. Bob is a wonderful find, entertaining (he plays the trumpet) and exciting - he’s enormous, and popular! But when the Lizardos bring him back to Pimlico Hills, he doesn’t fit in very well - most people there love him, but some find him disconcerting and want him gone.
A reissue of this picturebook introduces a new generation of readers to Joyce’s vintage looking illustrations and eclectic humor. Full color and marvelous, there is a lot to look at and talk about in this wonderful read aloud. There’s a song at the end, with simple music and cords - So we can even sing about Bob. Mommy, can I keep him?
Cross posted to http://kissthebook.blogspot.com CHECK IT OUT!
A reissue of this picturebook introduces a new generation of readers to Joyce’s vintage looking illustrations and eclectic humor. Full color and marvelous, there is a lot to look at and talk about in this wonderful read aloud. There’s a song at the end, with simple music and cords - So we can even sing about Bob. Mommy, can I keep him?
Cross posted to http://kissthebook.blogspot.com CHECK IT OUT!
August 19, 2017
Joyce, William Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lizardo, PICTURE BOOK. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017 (originally published in 1988). $17.99. Content: G.
The wealthy Family Lizardo is on an amazing adventure. One day, while in Africa, Scotty Lizard wanders off and comes back with a dinosaur the family names Bob. Bob is a wonderful find, entertaining (he plays the trumpet) and exciting - he’s enormous, and popular! But when the Lizardos bring him back to Pimlico Hills, he doesn’t fit in very well - most people there love him, but some find him disconcerting and want him gone.
EL (K-3) ADVISABLE Lisa Librarian
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The wealthy Family Lizardo is on an amazing adventure. One day, while in Africa, Scotty Lizard wanders off and comes back with a dinosaur the family names Bob. Bob is a wonderful find, entertaining (he plays the trumpet) and exciting - he’s enormous, and popular! But when the Lizardos bring him back to Pimlico Hills, he doesn’t fit in very well - most people there love him, but some find him disconcerting and want him gone.
EL (K-3) ADVISABLE Lisa Librarian
http://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2017/...
August 28, 2018
This was so sweet!!! I mean, so sweet, that if you looked up the definition of sweetness in the dictionary, a picture of Bob's face would be next to it. Joyce does a fantastic job of illustrating his tale, and he does it with such color and joy that it's hard to put down. Even so, the story itself is just wonderful. Filled with fantasy and tall tales and stretching what could actually happen whilst on vacation, Dinosaur Bob ultimately shows just how fun a dinosaur can be as a pet, and just how resourceful he can be as a member of the family.
Review cross-listed here!
Review cross-listed here!
August 6, 2018
On their annual safari to Africa (before baseball season), the Lazardos find a dinosaur and name him Bob. They bring him home to Pimlico Hills, but Bob starts chasing cars (like the dogs he’s been watching). Soon the police see him as a nuisance and arrest him for disturbing the peace. With the threat of Bob’s deportation, the Lazardos must find a way to hide Bob. But wait! Who’s that playing left field for the Pimlico Pirates — the worst team in the league?
Cute, fantastical ... kids will love Bob.
Cute, fantastical ... kids will love Bob.
March 12, 2008
Aside from the wonderful art, so unique to William Joyce's style, what works so nicely about this book is the simple idea that anything is possible. A dinosaur can be found in Africa , play the trumpet and be the hero on the baseball team. It's treated so ordinary that children accept that anything is possible.
It's really not so different than Danny and the Dinosaur, but with updated, wonderful paintings.
Lots of fun.
It's really not so different than Danny and the Dinosaur, but with updated, wonderful paintings.
Lots of fun.
July 8, 2014
2000 January 1
I came to Joyce late, but am in awe of his art. This is so much richer feeling than Danny and the Dinosaur, although similar in nature.
***
When I grow up, I want to live in a world of Joyce's design. Perhaps as a Lazardo, possibly as one of the Robinsons. Either is fine.
Library copy.
I came to Joyce late, but am in awe of his art. This is so much richer feeling than Danny and the Dinosaur, although similar in nature.
***
When I grow up, I want to live in a world of Joyce's design. Perhaps as a Lazardo, possibly as one of the Robinsons. Either is fine.
Library copy.
February 12, 2018
What a strange book. A well to do family goes on a family trip to Africa and brings back a dinosaur. After the dinosaur doesn't quite fit in back home, he's in danger of being deported. Then, the father saves the day with a cockamamie idea. What? And let's not even discuss the mute man-servant in the story. The pictures are beautiful, no doubt. However, I'd rather read stories to my kid that doesn't celebrate elitist, colonial foolishness.
May 18, 2019
As a once-upon-a-time graphic arts student, I have always loved children’s books; being a parent gave me another excuse. Though my children were a bit old when this came out, they still enjoyed it as did I!
Though the zaniness of this book reminded me of A Day with Wilbur Robinson, it still stand just fine on its own merits. I am a forever William Joyce fan; he really understands the joy of childhood.
Though the zaniness of this book reminded me of A Day with Wilbur Robinson, it still stand just fine on its own merits. I am a forever William Joyce fan; he really understands the joy of childhood.
March 14, 2017
I reread this story recently, and all the memories came flooding back of visualizing kind huge Dinosaur Bob, and the vacationing Lazardo family. My son enjoyed hearing me read it many, many years ago, partially because he loved the pictures, but especially because it ends so well. The way Dinosaur Bob endears himself to the town of Pimlico is memorable and clever.
July 26, 2017
This book is currently on our dinosaur display and I also noticed we had the reading rainbow DVD, so I decided to check it out. Dinosaur Bob has a wonderful time with his new family the Lazardo's playing baseball and chasing cars.
A fun summer read for anyone with an imagination and a love for dinosaurs.
A fun summer read for anyone with an imagination and a love for dinosaurs.
November 13, 2018
Lazardo family was on vacation when they met Dinosaur Bob. They brought him home with them and when the Mayor's wife decided he was a nuisance to their town, they left with Bob. But no one was happy away from home, so they devised a plan to get everyone home and make sure that Bob could stay forever.
June 20, 2019
The family Lazardo go on vacation and come back with a dinosaur. Everyone in town likes the dinosaur except one woman. She is eventually won over
The kids in my class (1st thru 4th graders) got a kick out of this book!
The kids in my class (1st thru 4th graders) got a kick out of this book!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 27, 2016
"It was grand."
October 1, 2017
This book is magical. The illustrations are fantastic. I just want to climb into this world and live there for a time.
February 3, 2018
I loved the pictures and the story had a lot of humor (e.g., Bob was arrested and has to be fingerprinted, even though he's a dinosaur)
December 21, 2018
The fantastic, soft-edged illustrations really make this unusual and charming tale! Seeing this book jogged my memory from its segment on "Reading Rainbow."
June 24, 2019
Decent book. Two characters kind of upset me. Mrs. DeGlumely (too negative) and Jumbu (for not speaking).
September 30, 2019
Dinosaur Bob spends time with the Lazardo family and helps the hometown baseball team win their first game ever.
December 14, 2023
This book had fun illustrations and was cleverly written. The right amount of silly, and for some reason in the short book I somehow got to care a lot about Bob.
Lost stars for me as a modern adult reader (this was written almost 40 years ago now) because of some of the themes.
Its a rich family who has butler who is non European and doesn't speak, just serves them. Their money and influence are used flippantly to fit their wants and needs.
Of course in this case it's a dinosaur and a kids book, and this dinosaur kind of consents to travelling with them. But a rich child/family finding an "exotic animal" on a trip to an "exotic place" and deciding they are entitled to it if they want it, is also very reminiscent of historical colonizing behavior or say, the behaviours which led to certain animals being almost hunted to extinction (think certain tigers for their pelts which were hung on walls in European and more prosperous countries, or ivory being taken for similar purposes).
Again this is a kids book, a child won't see these details but they are still there and there is too many such parables and moments like the ones mentioned above for me as an adult reader to fully love this book.
Lost stars for me as a modern adult reader (this was written almost 40 years ago now) because of some of the themes.
Its a rich family who has butler who is non European and doesn't speak, just serves them. Their money and influence are used flippantly to fit their wants and needs.
Of course in this case it's a dinosaur and a kids book, and this dinosaur kind of consents to travelling with them. But a rich child/family finding an "exotic animal" on a trip to an "exotic place" and deciding they are entitled to it if they want it, is also very reminiscent of historical colonizing behavior or say, the behaviours which led to certain animals being almost hunted to extinction (think certain tigers for their pelts which were hung on walls in European and more prosperous countries, or ivory being taken for similar purposes).
Again this is a kids book, a child won't see these details but they are still there and there is too many such parables and moments like the ones mentioned above for me as an adult reader to fully love this book.
April 2, 2019
This book tells a story in which a dinosaur discovered by a family is seen a fairly normal. The dinosaur exhibits many human characteristics in befriending the family. The books illustrations are fairly standard but have elements of creativity throughout, such as the dinosaur wearing sunglasses. This story is wacky and creative. The books central plot device of baseball is strange in comparison to a dinosaur but works.
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