I Love You, My Little Dinosaur

by Rose Rossner, Morgan Huff (Illustrator)

Overview

Encourage your little dinosaur to let out their proudest roar in this touching picture book for kids!

Celebrate your favorite little dino and what makes them fiercely one-of-a-kind in this inspiring book about unconditional love. Filled with vibrant art of dinosaurs like Triceratops, T. rex, Stegosaurus, and more, this heartfelt self-esteem story features affirmational encouragement as a child grows and touches on timeless themes of kindness, perseverance, courage, and dreaming big. Perfect for sharing with your roarsome dinosaur to show just how much joy they bring, this sweet read aloud will become a favorite bedtime story for children, parents, and grandparents alike!

You're fierce and strong, my dinosaur, in all you say and do.

And I hope you'll always remember I love you through and through…

The best encouragement book gift for:

• Children ages 3-7 who love dinosaur stories!
• Holiday stocking or Easter basket stuffers
• Preschool and kindergarten graduations
• Mother's and Father's Day "I love you" gifts for parents and grandparents
• Boys' and girls' birthdays
• and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728268361
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	12/05/2023
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	17,748
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD520L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

ROSE ROSSNER is a writer and children's book author who lives with her son and her husky named Dino.

Morgan Huff is a children's book illustrator and author based in the Pacific Northwest. She writes and illustrates picture books as well as graphic novels for middle-grade audiences. She enjoys working on many different kinds of books, but her favorites have magical scenes, luscious backgrounds, and girl power themes. When she is not creating art, she enjoys writing stories, gardening, baking, and spending time with her husband and dog, and sipping iced coffee.

Editorial Reviews

"Whether spoken by a dinosaur or a human, this parental message clearly radiates “I’ve loved you from the start." — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2023-09-23
The cover’s glowing golden stars are but a small hint of the parent-child love inside.

In this companion book to the creators’ I Love You, My Little Unicorn (2022), a world full of digitally created dinosaurs illustrated in eye-catching colors dominates the pages. From the start, it’s clear that dinosaur parents have the same hopes and dreams for their offspring that human parents do. Readers don’t have to be dinosaur fans to smile when the parent-and-child dinosaur pairs playfully interact and share loving glances. Take special note of the ankylosauruses, whose tails arc to form a heart beneath a sky filled with heart-shaped clouds. The text in verse shares words of unconditional parental love and support and wisdom (“please remember all these things / that I want you to know”), appropriate for humans and dinos alike. “Roar with all your might!” “Spread your wings and fly.” “Use your voice, and ask for help.” There’s even a caveat that some “days will be dark / and other shades of gray.” But “there’s always brightness up ahead.” While the loving sentiments in the storytelling are clear, words are sometimes inverted to make the rhyme work, and the verse doesn’t always follow a consistent meter, but prereading will let the story shine during quiet snuggle times.

Whether spoken by a dinosaur or a human, this parental message clearly radiates “I’ve loved you from the start.” (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews