The Dinosaurs Night Before Christmas

Title: The Dinosaurs Night Before Christmas

Author: Anne Muecke

Price: $18.99

Pages: 36

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Publisher Date: 2008

ISBN: 0811863220

Classification: Holiday Picture Book/Holiday Music

Annotation: Christmas just went prehistoric with this humorous take on the traditional poem. Included are dinosaur-themed holiday songs and a read aloud of the poem!

Evaluation: I heard this poem many times as a child and was always entranced by it. I also was mesmerized by the idea of dinosaurs and remember my brother memorizing each and everyone of them. Here is the marriage of the holiday classic with an high interest twist. Get your kids reading poetry and exploring there favorite dino-characters! Sure to be a literate christmas afterall! The CD is an awesome bonus that will enhance the book and your Christmas! I highly recommend this holiday book as a Christmas read aloud or even an introduction to poetry and verse!

How Dinosaurs Eat Their Food

• Title: How Dinosaurs Eat Their Food
• Author: Jane Yolen & Mark Teague
• Price: $16.99
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: The Blue Sky Press; First edition
• Pub Date: September 1, 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439241022
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Annotation: Imagine how a dinosaur would eat their food? Thing they would be messy? Think they would whine? See how dinosaurs eat their food and prepare to be surprised!

Evaluation: This is the perfect book for both dino-loving children as well as any toddlers and/or children having issues with manners or eating their food right. A little to advance for babies...but PERFECT to grow into! Very easy to read and early literacy starts developing. It's funny and takes away from the "No!" and the "SIT STILL AND EAT YOUR PEAS!" problem and makes having manners relatable and do-able! And all the while the story is bright, fun, and humorous! You can't go wrong with this title, or any of this series!

Author Website: http://janeyolen.com/