Triceratops Stomp

- Reviews -

Praise for Triceratops Stomp2020 SYRCA Shining Willow Award finalist2020 CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens Spring selection"[D]ino fans will delight in this onomatopoeic romp. . . Fill your storytime with prehistoric sound. "-Kirkus Reviews"A serviceable addition for the most devoted toddler dino fan. "-School Library Journal"Young readers will find themselves stomping and romping and thudding about just like the baby dinosaurs in Patkau' s lively onomatopoeic text. "-The Globe & Mail"Rating: G. . . This picture book is an easy introduction to dinosaurs for young readers, with repetition and fun sounds to keep them entertained. The story is followed with a ' Dino-Search' , so kids can look back throughout the book to spot a specific dinosaur and learn a few fun facts along the way. "-Resource Links"Triceratops Stomp by author and illustrator Karen Patkau will delight, entertain and charm children ages 2-5, making it an ideal and unreservedly recommended addition to family, daycare center, preschool, kindergarten, and community library picture book collections. "-Midwest Book Review"Rating: 5. . . [P]erfect. . . for a toddler story time. The illustrations are adorable and there are plenty of sounds and movements for young children to mimic. . . Also, the last page of the book illustrates seven different dinosaurs along with some interesting facts. "-Youth Services Book Review"Changes to the size of the font and capitalization encourage the reader to read aloud with enthusiastic vocal variation. . . Extra content includes a concluding "Can You FIND ME in the Story" page that invites readers to return to the book and locate the seven dinosaurs that appear somewhere in the book. . . . Recommended. "-CM Magazine"For children with an enduring love of all things dinosaur and of evocative text of sound and action, Triceratops Stomp will inspire countless readings with nonstop interaction. . . . Whether you choose Triceratops Stomp as a science teaching tool, as a story to enhance language with its onomatopoeic foundation or as a fun read to share with young dinosaur fans, you can be sure to hear ' Read. Read. Read. Again. Again. ' "-CanLit for LittleCanadians"Perfect for fans of rambunctious and simple-to-follow dinosaur-centered picture books. . . Triceratops Stomps is solidly entertaining fare. Triceratops Stomp might work especially well as a read aloud for an under-five storytime group: the onomatopoeic lines in the story are practically calling for exuberant readers and listeners to chant and repeat!"-Fab Book Reviews"This picture book will be great for all the dinosaur enthusiasts. . . . There is lots of word repetition, onomatopoeia, alliteration and fun sounds to keep a youngster interested in what' s happening. The drawings are simple, but have lots of movement and interest. I loved the proliferation of different greens here. A fun read. "-Canadian Bookworm"[A] cute story and I like that the author illustrates other dinosaurs in the background on each page. The end of the book, children are asked to find the various dinosaurs throughout the book. "-Booktime"I recommend this story to dinosaur lovers as well as young children who would like to learn more about dinosaurs. . . . because it gives additional information about different types of dinosaurs in the glossary. . . It may even be a nice story for a big brother or sister to read to their younger sibling. The illustrations are colorful and the story is simple and easy to follow for younger readers. "-Kids' Book Buzz, Ania, Age 8

- Author Bio -

Author, illustrator, designer, and visual artist Karen Patkau' s distinctive art can be found in more than a dozen picture books for children. She is the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Memorial Medal for Don' t Eat Spiders, and One Watermelon Seed was a Bank Street Best Book. A Good Trade was a White Ravens Choice, a Bank Street Best Book, and a nominee for the OLA Blue Spruce Award and the Kentucky Bluegrass Award, among others. Karen lives in Toronto, Ontario.

- Full Details -

Status:	Active
ISBN-13:	9781772782370
Published:	22 Feb 2022
Published In:	Canada
Imprint:	Pajama Press
Publisher:	Pajama Press
Format:	Board Book
Height:	171mm
Width:	191mm
Pages:	28

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