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Dinosaur Picture Books for Preschoolers

Book Cover Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs
by Byron Barton
E BARTON, B.

In prehistoric days there were many different kinds of dinosaurs, big and small, those with spikes, and those with long, sharp teeth.



Book Cover Count-a-Saurus
by Nancy Blumenthal
E BLUMENTHAL, N.

Depicts numbered groups of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, from one Stegosaurus standing in the sun to ten Hadrosaurids sporting funny hats. Additional text in the back provides more information about each species.



Book Cover What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs?
by Carol Carrick
E CARRICK, C.

Fascinated with dinosaurs, Patrick invents an imaginary explanation of why they became extinct.



Book Cover Patrick's Dinosaurs
by Carol Carrick
E CARRICK, C.

When his older brother talks about dinosaurs during a visit to the zoo, Patrick is afraid, until he discovers they all died millions of years ago.



Book Cover T. Rex at Swan Lake
by Lisa Carrier
E CARRIER, L.

After ninety-nine years on display at the Natural History Museum, a dinosaur skeleton decides to attend the ballet at the nearby opera house--with surprising results.



Book Cover Dinosnores
by Kelly DiPucchio
E DIPUCCHIO, K.

Relates the earth-changing consequences of millions of nights of raucous snoring by sleeping dinosaurs.



Book Cover Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!?
by Lois G. Grambling
E GRAMBLING, L.

A child describes all the possible advantages of having a stegosaurus for a pet.



Book Cover Drumheller Dinosaur Dance
by Robert Heidbreder
E HEIDBREDER, R.

The slumbering Drumheller dinosaur skeletons feel the call of the rising moon and get ready to shake, rattle, and roll their bones.



Book Cover When Dinosaurs Go to School
by Linda Martin
E MARTIN, L.

Dinosaurs spend a day at school with reading, writing, arithmetic, music, fingerpaints, exercise, and pizza.



Book Cover If the Dinosaurs Came Back
by Bernard Most
E MOST, B.

A young boy who wishes for the return of dinosaurs imagines how useful they would be.



Book Cover A Pair of Protoceratops
by Bernard Most
E MOST, B.

A pair of protoceratops engage in such activities as packing for preschool, partying with pals, and peeling potatoes.



Book Cover A Trio of Triceratops
by Bernard Most
E MOST, B.

A trio of triceratops touch their toes, toot trumpets, and tell tales, among other activities similarly alliterative.



Book Cover Time Flies
by Eric Rohmann
E ROHMANN, E.

A wordless tale in which a bird flying around the dinosaur exhibit in a museum has an unsettling experience when it finds itself back in the time of living dinosaurs.



Book Cover Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp
by Carol Diggory Shields
E SHIELDS, C.

When it's rock 'n' roll time during the prehistoric era, many different kinds of dinosaurs gather to twist, twirl, and tromp at a Saturday night party.



Book Cover Dinosaur!
by Peter Sis
E SIS, P.

While taking a bath, a young boy is joined by all sorts of dinosaurs.

Book Cover Dinosaur, Roar!
by Paul Stickland
E STICKLAND, P.

Illustrations and rhyming text present all kinds of dinosaurs, including ones that are sweet, grumpy, spiky, or lumpy. Dinosaurs of every size, shape, color, and personality thunder through this fun-filled book that is also a prehistoric primer on opposites.

 


Book Cover The Smallest Stegosaurus
by Lynn Sweat
E SWEAT, L.

Although he is small, a baby Stegosaurus wants to find a way to help his family like the other big, strong dinosaurs.



Book Cover The Field Mouse and the Dinosaur Named Sue
by Jan Wahl
E WAHL, J.

A field mouse finds himself in the Field Museum when the roof of his former home is transported there with the rest of the bones of a dinosaur named Sue.



Book Cover Sammy and the Dinosaurs
by Ian Whybrow
E WHYBROW, I.

In the attic Sammy finds toy dinosaurs that come to life when he names each one.



Book Cover Dinos on the Go
by Karma Wilson
E WILSON, K.

Dinosaurs ride everything from bicycles to airplanes as they travel around the world.



Book Cover How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
by Jane Yolen
E YOLEN, J.

Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.



Book Cover How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
by Jane Yolen
E YOLEN, J.

Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick.



 


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