Children’s Books Guide

Jane Yolen isn’t restricted only to telling tales about dinosaurs going to school and playing with dogs. With illustrator Gary Lippincott giving this tale life and color, Yolen shows that she is an author of picture books with many talents that extend far beyond the realm of dinosaurs and into the world of fairies. Come [...]

One can expect to see dinosaurs everywhere when Jane Yolen is around. Whether they are cleaning their room or saying “I love you,” these dinos have very active lives that make kids giggle at the absurdity of it all. But who does not love the idea of a dino petting a cat? After all, the [...]

Jane Yolen has brought dinosaurs back to life in so many of her dinosaur children’s books. The series is long running with many different situations for these large creatures to get into, from going to school to going to bed. It may be hard to imagine a dinosaur cuddling up next to a dog, but [...]

A big green and yellow patterned dinosaur prancing down the street with two people in its grasp and a dog jumping at it isn’t what most people think of when they think of the covers for picture books. But that’s exactly what you will get here with Mark Teague doing the illustrating. Together with Jane [...]

Any parent who has a hard time teaching their child to share and play nice would love this dinosaur book. How Do Dinosaurs Play With Their Friends? is a book about dinosaurs and what they might do if they were just like children and could have friends over to play. What if a dino were [...]

Do you have trouble getting your little one into bed at night? If so, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? Is a great way to alleviate some of the troubles that you might experience tucking your little person into bed at night. This dinosaur book is unlike any other, a tale about what might happen if [...]

Learning the colors on the color wheel is an exciting time for all children, but different children have different ways of going about teaching this to their little ones just as different parents and teachers have different ways of going about teaching it to them. How Do Dinosaurs Learn Their Colors? Is an exploration for [...]

First learning to count is one of those things that every child has to do at one point or another. When that time comes for your little one How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? Is a great book to pull out for them. Although it is not one of the full sized How do Dinosaurs [...]

For a dinosaur book that both parents and children can easily relate to, How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms? Is a great read aloud story for any family. Most children who have their own rooms have issues with cleaning it and keeping it clean, there is no doubt about that. The author attempts to solve [...]

Some kids love to go to school. Other kids do not like school at all, and see it as one of those things that they must do and would much rather not. What if dinosaurs had to go to school, though? Would they handle the situation any differently from your little one? How Do Dinosaurs [...]