Dinosnore!
by
John Bendall-Brunello
Order:
USA
Can
Andersen, 2009 (2009)
Hardcover
Reviewed by Hilary Williamson
A
n exhausted dinomum determinedly sleeps on while three dinokids demand her attention in every way they can imagine in John Bendall-Brunello's delightful
Dinosnore!
T
he story is told mostly through its Jurassic world illustrations, punctuated by verbs. It begins when the dinokiddos '
yawn stretch wake up!
' They '
push pinch poke
', '
tickle claw elbow
', '
push shove heave-ho
', '
run roll slide
', '
slip slap stop!
', '
splitter splatter splash
', and '
swing jump bounce
' while mom continues to '
snore snore snore
' through all their energetic endeavors.
O
f course she does eventually awake and joins the fun with a '
ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!
' Kids who bounce on the bed in the mornings trying to get parents up - and parents who long for just a few more sleepy snores - will act out
Dinosnore!
together with enthusiasm.
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