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Dinosnore!

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BfK No. 176 - May 2009

Cover Story

This issue’s cover illustration by Nick Price is from Pongwiffy, Back on Track by Kaye Umansky. Kaye Umansky is interviewed by Julia Eccleshare. Thanks to Bloomsbury for their help with this May cover.

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Dinosnore!

John Bendall-Brunello
(Andersen Press Ltd)
32pp, 978-1842707883, RRP £10.99, Hardcover
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
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The dinosaur babies are quick to wake up but not their mother. They push, pinch, poke and call her to no avail, the snoring goes on. New measures are tried, fairly gentle at first then becoming more forceful – elbow, push, shove – till they have their still-snoring parent on a downhill path towards the very muddy swamp. Therein they splash and splatter her, jump and bounce on her till finally she emerges with a ROAR!

Set in a tropical jungle landscape the story unfolds through the action packed paintings and just 43 words, with bit parts being played by observing snake and parrots. There are lots of lovely dramatic words for young audience participation. This is a treat for beginning readers to get their claws into.

Reviewer: 
Jill Bennett
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