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When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth

Sean Taylor - Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Laugh and learn with this picture book set in the days WHEN DINOSAURS WALKED THE EARTH! Dinosaurs chase each other in this hilarious explanation of the food chain. ... like the Smallasaurus, who enjoys a plant-based diet, and Badasaurus who likes to eat small dinosaurs who enjoy a plant-based...
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Dinosaurs in Love

Fenn Rosenthal
Format: Hardcover

Dinosaurs eat people, dinosaurs have a party, dinosaurs eat fruit and cucumber, but dinosaurs didn't say goodbye! When Tom and Fenn Rosenthal posted their original song, "Dinosaurs in Love", it became an instant classic. Just as Fenn's dinosaurs fell in love, so did the world....
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Kitties on Dinosaurs

Michael Slack - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

They're adorable! They're daring! They're kitties who love to climb things! And they won't give up until they've achieved their ultimate climbing dream: scaling the dinosaurs on nearby Dinosaur Island. The level-headed narrator warns the kitties that the dinosaurs look...
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Library Books Are Not for Eating!

Todd Tarpley - Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A funny picture book about books...and eating them! Perfect for fans of We Don't Eat Our Classmates.It's time for school, but Ms. Bronte has one small problem...she really loves eating books. (Did I mention she's also a dinosaur?) Math books, cookbooks, old books, new books--she...
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How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodbye?

Jane Yolen - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Saying goodbye is hard, even for dinosaurs.When they have to part from a loved one, they might cry, or hide in their bedrooms, or even write "DON'T GO!" on the wall. But with a little courage, they can face their fears. They can tell grown-ups how they're feeling and know...
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One-osaurus, Two-osaurus

Kim Norman
Format: Hardcover

One-osaurus, two-osaurus, three-osaurus, four!Look there, in a child's bedroom, where some prehistoric pals are gathered in a counting game. Nine dinosaurs are playing a sing-song rendition of hide-and-seek - but something isn't adding up. Where is number ten? Stomp, stomp, stomp!...
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Thesaurus Has a Secret

Anya Glazer
Format: Hardcover

A Kids' Indie Next List pick! From author-illustrator Anya Glazer comes a humorous picture book for dinosaur fans and word lovers of all ages. Thesaurus is an ordinary dinosaur. A very ordinary dinosaur . . . who just happens to love words. And the other dinos know that's just who he is. But behind...
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A Little Bit of Dinosaur

Elleen Hutcheson - Mims House; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

Did you know that you have a little bit of dinosaur in you?And it's your mother's fault. She fed you that cheese sandwich, which had a calcium atom that used to be in the bones of a T. rex.This humorous story follows a calcium atom as it journeys from dry bones to your jawbone - and beyond!This...
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I Am a Tyrannosaurus

Anna Grossnickle Hines - Tricycle Press
Format: Print book

"I have a gigantic head with long pointy teeth, and a great loud roar. I'm a huge ferocious hunter. I am . . . a Tyrannosaurus." A little boy pretends to be different dinosaurs-and even a baby dinosaur just hatching from his shell-until his mother joins him with a snack and plays...
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Dino-basketball

Lisa Wheeler - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Print book

When the plant-chewing Grass Clippers face the red-toothed Meat on the basketball court, it's a showdown of pre-hysteric proportions. Herbivores and carnivores face off in a close game that includes dunks, alley-oops, and, of course, celebrity dinos with courtside seats.
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Regina Is NOT a Little Dinosaur

Andrea Zuill

When Regina's mother heads off to hunt, she tells her little dinosaur: stay in the nest and be mama's good little carnivore. But just who is she calling little?! Regina is big! And she has all the tools to hunt herself: a fear-inducing predator stare, a terrifying r
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How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide

Ame Dyckman - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Jenn Harney comes a hilarious faux-cautionary tale featuring dad jokes and tantrum-throwing dinosaurs! In this outrageous "safety guide," a child in a museum asks their parents how the dinosaurs all became extinct. Well, their father has some...
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Penny & Pip

Candace Fleming - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

A little girl finds a lost dinosaur baby roaming the halls of a museum and is determined to give it a home in this sweet and charming picture book.. Penny feels certain that something is following her down the hall as she walks with her class through the Natural History Museum. She looks...
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Tiny Dino

Deborah Freedman
Format: Hardcover

Did you know dinosaurs still roam the earth A small but mighty bird declares it is a dinosaur! But no one believes that dinosaurs still exist. How can it be a dinosaur when it is so little Dinosaurs didn't have feathers . . . or did they This tiny dino is here to explain to its animal...
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Welcome to Dinosaur School

Rose Cobden - Ladybird
Format: Hardcover

A Jurassic-themed, rhyming picture book for children starting school!. All through the land, little dinos were stirring.They opened their eyes and their brains started whirring.The BIG day is here! they thought in a hurry . . .They leapt with excitement and trembled with worry.. Jewel the dinosaur...
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Some Dinosaurs Are Small

Charlotte Voake - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

The concept of size is relative - and takes on prehistoric proportions - in a funny and reassuring tale from a maven of children's books.Some dinosaurs are small and slow. They take their time in the prehistoric jungle, collecting fruits and leaves and using their tiny teeth to munch...
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Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur?

Helen Yoon - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

The creator of Sheepish (Wolf Under Cover) , Off-Limits,and I'm a Unicorn brings her original whimsy to the tale of a child's special friend who goes missing after a bath - or does he? . Help! This little girl has lost her best friend. He's a dinosaur (not the extinct kind)...
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Tiny T. Rex and the Grand Ta-Da!

Jonathan Stutzman - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

In the newest picture book in the bestselling Tiny T. Rex series, lovable friends Tiny and Pointy challenge themselves when they enter the school talent show. Kids love dinosaurs - and dinosaur books! Tiny T. Rex is a dinosaur kids especially love because he's a tiny dinosaur in a big world...
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Diggersaurs Explore

Michael Whaite - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Construction trucks and dinosaurs combine in this sequel to DIGGERSAURS! There are surprises in store in this rhyming, treasure-hunt adventure, where the emphasis is on demolition and exploration!When building work is done, it's time for fun! A dozen DIGGERSAURS crunch and crush, excavate...
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Dino-Gro

Matt Myers - Random House Studio
Format: Hardcover

Cole is very excited about his new Dino-Gro toy. He can't wait for it to reach its full size! But when Dino-Gro becomes much larger than intended, Cole goes so far as to put Dino-Gro on a liquid-free diet and an exercise regimen, which don't seem to make a difference! As Dino-Gro...
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Tyrone O'Saurus Dreams

James Howe

Tyrone has a dream. But it seems like everyone else has their own dream for Tyrone. Should he be a dentist? A lawyer? A football player like his brother Johnny? None of these things make Tyrone happy. But then he meets the strongest dinosaur he's ever seen, who inspires him to follow...
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I Want My Book Back

Viviane Elbee
Format: Hardcover

Daryl loves the dinosaur book he checked out from the library; it takes him on roaring, stomping dinosaur adventures! So Daryl is unhappy when he has to return it, and he'll do anything to get his book back!Daryl loves to play with his favorite library book about dinosaurs. His imagination...
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That's What Dinosaurs Do

Jory John - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

From The Bad Seed and The Good Egg creators, Jory John and Pete Oswald, comes a story about a dinosaur who loves to ROAR.William the dinosaur likes to roar. At the park?"ROAR."At the bus stop?"ROAR!"At the farm? You bet. ROARRR!William never lets the chance to roar pass...
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How to Catch a Dinosaur

Adam Wallace - Sourcebooks Wonderland
Format: Hardcover

Do YOU have what it takes to catch a prehistoric pal? This newest installment in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series is sure to delight every dinosaur fan!Can you catch a dinosaurand prove they're still around?Use your brain and set your trapsto get that dino found!
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Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug

Jonathan Stutzman - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Tiny T. Rex has a HUGE problem. His friend Pointy needs cheering up and only a hug will do. But with his short stature and teeny T. Rex arms, is a hug impossible? Not if Tiny has anything to say about it! Join this plucky little dinosaur in his very first adventure - a warm and funny tale...
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How to Take Care of Your Dinosaur

JASON COCKCROFT - Nosy Crow
Format: Hardcover

What would you do if, instead of a cat or a goldfish, you had a dinosaur for a pet? Well, that's exactly what happens to the little boy in this story when an enormous egg appears at his house one day. Day by day, he learns exactly how to look after his dinosaur: what to feed it for breakfast,...
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