Brutish baby dinosaur Dinah knows how to chomp, stomp, and whomp, but she’s having trouble learning how to give a kiss. Her attempts wreak havoc on the world around her, inadvertently flattening an unsuspecting fish, munching a brontosaurus tail, and gobbling a lizard. That is, until her dino sibling hatches, and she has someone her own size and temperament with whom to trade kisses (which turn out to be more like head-butts). Stein (Interrupting Chicken, 2012) makes great use of fun onomatopoeia to punctuate a prehistoric tale modern parents know all too well—children making earnest efforts to learn a new skill only to achieve hilariously disastrous results. Despite its cuddly name, Dinosaur Kisses may be too boisterous for a bedtime book, and impressionable toddlers may take the biting story line a little too literally. But it is likely to be another rowdy story- and circle-time win for Stein, who’s proving to be a master at anthropomorphizing critters with perfectly overemphatic kid-like mannerisms. — First published September 24, 2013 (Booklist Online). I love this story of a newborn dinosaur who tries desperately to learn how to kiss but can't quite pull it off without stomping and chomping all his friends. Preschool boys who love dinosaurs won't be put off by the kissing, since it's so silly, and I suspect they will ask to hear this book many times over. I would love to use this at a Valentine's Day story time because it celebrates the fun of the holiday without getting too mushy.
What do You think about Dinosaur Kisses (2013)?
There are some major problems with this book in flow but R LOVED it and the humour is so sweet.
—isisandowle11a
Mama read this to me. I loved the illustrations and kept reaching out to touch the big text.
—Tiffany
David Ezra Stein is WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
—garvit
