Am I Yours?

by Alex Latimer

Overview

Excellently positioned for fans of Are You My Mother? and dinosaur lovers, this heartwarming picture book will have little ones guessing from start to end.

Oh, no! A lost dinosaur egg has rolled out of its nest! Can a group of friendly dinosaurs help the egg search for its parents? First they must discover what kind of dinosaur is inside the egg. What does that egg look like inside of its shell? Surely, there must be a way to tell! Do you know what kind of dinosaur is inside?

This fun and unique tale features Alex Latimer's signature bold art style and a bouncy rhyme and refrain that makes for a fun story-time read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682632352
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	04/14/2020
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	15 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Alex Latimer lives in South Africa near the border of a national park. So when not writing or drawing, he spends his free time shooing baboons out of his lounge. He has written several picture books for children.

Editorial Reviews

★ "This is a must-have addition to any children's collection and a surefire crowd-pleaser at a dinosaur storytime. One might call it a roaring success."—Booklist, Starred Review

"As cozy and safe as it is mannerly, with a patterned text well suited to storytime sharing with younger audiences."—Kirkus Reviews

"Latimer's rhyme scheme is wonderfully timed and plotted, giving a singsong cadence that is ideal for storytime. His illustrations are equally spot-on with bright colors and basic character design that give a gentle and caring feel. . . Sure to be a crowd-pleaser—highly recommended."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

07/01/2018
PreS-Gr 1—On a gusty day, a dinosaur egg is pushed out of its nest and into an open field. The egg then asks passing dinosaurs if it belongs to them; since the dinosaurs can't look directly inside the shell, they each ask questions to the egg to try to figure out what it will look like when it's hatched. The Corythosaurus, for example, asks if the egg has a crest like hers, the egg responds, "I have no crest (I just checked now) so I'm not yours. Thanks anyhow." The dinosaurs are later able to figure out who the egg belongs to, and get it safely back to its nest. Though seemingly simplistic, Latimer's rhyme scheme is wonderfully timed and plotted, giving a singsong cadence that is ideal for storytime. His illustrations are equally spot-on with bright colors and basic character design that give a gentle and caring feel; even the T. rex looks adorable and concerned about the egg's safety. VERDICT This inquisitive egg will be welcome in most collections. Sure to be a crowd-pleaser—highly recommended.—Peter Blenski, Greenfield Public Library, WI

School Library Journal

2018-05-23
An errant egg politely asks for help in this prehistoric take on the "are you my mother?" theme.Blown by the wind out of its nest and down a hill, the egg plaintively calls out, "Excuse me, please, / but am I yours? / I'm sure I am / a dinosaur's!" But a succession of dinos are stymied: "What do you look like inside that shell? / I can't see in so I can't tell," they all begin and then list their own signature characteristics in search of similarities. The conundrum deepens as, in response to each passer-by's questions, the egg's resident replies that, no, it doesn't have spikes along its spine like Stegosaurus', or a crest like Corythosaurus', or teeth "sharp up top and down beneath" like Tyrannosaurus'. What could it be? Amid neatly laid out rocks and flowers, Latimer surrounds the enigmatic speckled egg with recognizable dinosaurs, rendered in bright monochrome hues and bearing visibly concerned expressions that are transformed into smiles when, finally, the setting sun illuminates a shadowy shape within the shell. The egg is rolled back up the hill, and finally its titular query is answered: "We are. We are! We are YOURS! / We're two ECSTATIC pterosaurs"—just as hatching time arrives. As cozy and safe as it is mannerly, with a patterned text well suited to storytime sharing with younger audiences. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews