Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide

by Emma Yarlett

Overview

NIBBLES the book-eating monster is back! The funny and ferocious charmer with the unstoppable appetite for the printed page has chomped his way into this book of DINOSAURS! A hilarious book, packed with facts, dinosaurs, and one very naughty monster!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610676434
Publisher:	Kane Miller
Publication date:	06/01/2017
Series:	Nibbles
Pages:	36
Sales rank:	144,542
Product dimensions:	9.70(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

Editorial Reviews

04/23/2018
Nibbles—a rowdy, Pac Man–like yellow monster with horns—sabotages a book about dinosaurs in this interactive romp, a follow-up to Nibbles. Readers first see signs of Nibbles in the chew mark die-cut holes in the pages. Yarlett invites readers to help catch the “Book Monster” as he nibbles his way through the chapters. While in pursuit, readers encounter facts about some of the most familiar dinosaurs: “Diplodocus could outrun a human. Diplodocus ate several tons of food every day. Scientists used to believe that Diplodocus had a trunk.” Large flaps give the hide-and-seek element an added kick, while Yarlett depicts the dinosaurs as hams with over (and under) bites, goggle eyes, and goofy expressions. Nibbles meets his match when T. rex nibbles him—and then spits him out of the book. It’s great fun to follow his path of destruction, though readers with a keen interest in dinosaurs may wonder what Nibbles really has to do with them. Ages 6–up. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

"A delicious escapade that young librivores (to use a more logical coinage) will snap up." — Kirkus Reviews


"Nibbles—a rowdy, Pac Man-like yellow monster with horns—sabotages a book about dinosaurs in this interactive romp, a follow-up to Nibbles. Readers first see signs of Nibbles in the chew mark die-cut holes in the pages. Yarlett invites readers to help catch the 'Book Monster' as he nibbles his way through the chapters. While in pursuit, readers encounter facts about some of the most familiar dinosaurs: 'Diplodocus could outrun a human. Diplodocus ate several tons of food every day. Scientists used to believe that Diplodocus had a trunk.' Large flaps give the hide-and-seek element an added kick, while Yarlett depicts the dinosaurs as hams with over (and under) bites, goggle eyes, and goofy expressions. Nibbles meets his match when T. rex nibbles him-and then spits him out of the book. It's great fun to follow his path of destruction, though readers with a keen interest in dinosaurs may wonder what Nibbles really has to do with them." — Publishers Weekly


"Along the way, various side characters offer puns and jokes that will have readers giggling. Still, there is real information on the various dinosaurs offered as well, creating a book that combines silliness and seriousness into just the right mix. … Another delicious Nibbles book that combines interactive elements and dinosaurs for what is sure to be a popular pick." — Waking Brain Cells

From the Publisher

2017-07-17
A voracious "bookivore" leaves ragged holes behind as it chews its way through an introduction to dinosaurs.A T. Rex peering hungrily through the large die-cut hole in the front cover hints at what's in store for yellow, Pikachu-like Nibbles. Not that the diminutive book monster cares that much, as he chews his way through quick introductions to Triceratops ("big bums and large stompy feet too"), Diplodocus ("I'm the Prince of PARPS!"), and Velociraptor—keeping just ahead of the outraged dinos and indignant narrator by lurking beneath flaps or gnawing his way through to the next page. Along with jokes, poop references, and quick snacks of dinosaur facts, Yarlett supplies loose cartoon portraits of pale-toned prehistoric creatures in simplified settings. Speaking of snacks, Nibbles almost becomes one…before the big T. Rex that snatches him up spits him out hard enough to propel him right through the rear cover. "It's a comet!" ventures a saurian witness. "What's a comet?" Ominously: "We'll find out soon."A delicious escapade that young librivores (to use a more logical coinage) will snap up. (Novelty picture book. 5-7)

Kirkus Reviews