6 Books for Dinosaur Lovers

Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, by Mo Willems
Locally esteemed dinosaur Edwina enjoyed a blissful life helping neighbors and playing with children until Reginald Van Hoobie-Doobie’s classroom exposé: “Things That Are Extinct”. Determined to prove Edwina’s non-existence, Reginald prints up flyers, leads one-boy protest marches, and does everything he can to convince the town there is no dinosaur. But it’s very hard to believe a chocolate-chip cookie-baking dinosaur doesn’t exist while you’re happily munching one of her cookies!

Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!, by Sandra Boynton
Dinosaurs cute and dinosaurs not, dinosaurs cold and dinosaurs hot fill the pages of this entertaining, rhyming board book of opposites. Charming Boynton dinosaurs present themselves in a variety of opposing tableaux: at a party, painting on the beach, and crammed in an elevator. Dinosaurs: they’re just like us!

When Dinosaurs Came with Everything, by Elise Broach and David Small
Friday is errand day, with lots of boring things to do with mom. But things start improving when stores, barbershops, and even the doctor’s offices start giving away real dinosaurs with each purchase. This book is a lot of ridiculous fun which gets more and more outrageous as it progresses. The increasingly exasperated mother’s face as she tries to comprehend what it will be like caring for all of these dinosaurs is extremely relatable and hilarious.

Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo, by William Joyce
Baseball in this country just hasn’t been the same since the dinosaurs stopped playing. This fanciful tale of the Lazardo family’s annual pre-baseball season, African safari and the dinosaur that accompanied them home is a delightful reminder of that magical time. As Dr. Lazardo says, “Travel is adventure. Adventure makes you homesick. And baseball makes everything A-OK.”

Tea Rex, by Molly Idle
Close your eyes and imagine a tea party. Got it? Now open them; There’s a dinosaur! An enormous, galumphing Tyrannosaurus rex has arrived at your house for tea, and this book provides precise directions for how to host your party with elegance and decorum. And dinosaurs. While the text of this book asserts the rules for a proper-party, the illustrations show just how ridiculous this tea party would be.

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?, by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
The book that launched an empire of insight into dinosaur behavior, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? offers a rare peek into the bedtime habits of the prehistoric set. Cuddle up with your own terrible lizard, or one of these, as you enjoy the humorous antics of the sleepy dinosaurs in this book.