If Dinosaurs Were Cats and Dogs

A group of Year 5 children thought this book was brilliant. The idea is simple: take any common or garden pet, wild or domestic animal, and cross it with a dinosaur, then depict the consequences in rollicking verse and huge, vibrant, ridiculous paintings. The children delighted in the Snakeydon undulating across an entire landscape, stilt-legged Chickasauri dropping skull-crushing eggs, and a hulking Parrodactyl with a pirate on its shoulder. An excellent book for demonstrating some of the sheer enjoyment to be had from the play of words, pictures and ideas.