The story, albeit "The boy who cried wolf" doppelganger, is fun to read out loud, the pages are wide and shiny, the surprise Gigantosaurus fold out is a cool extra, and the informative 4 pages at the end are a nice addition for curious minds. It's still a lazy retelling of The Boy Who Cried Wolf but like that it would at least make sense as a story. Yet, I found Bonehead to be the cutest of the dinosaurs, easily exciteable and obviously a little fearful.

There’s also a clever fold out when the ‘Gigantosaurus’ finally appears – the board book being too small to contain him. Its size and speed would have been used in deadly ramming attacks, and there have been suggestions that giganotosaurs would have hunted in packs to tackle such large and dangerous prey. I actually felt kind of bad for young Bonehead because unlike the wolf story where the child is being willfully untruthful, Bonehead simply mistakes other large animals for the Gigantosaurus.He thinks it's hilarious to falsely warn the others about approaching enemies, just to watch them scurry and hide for nothing.

Not only does the text feature dinos, but it has a dino-glossary in the back of all the real types of dinos met in the book.Following the path of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, four little dinosaurs are warned by their parents to watch out for Gigantosaurus. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Biography: Jonny Duddle (Author, Illustrator) Jonny Duddle overheard the story of his first book The Pirate Cruncher while sailing on a square-rigger.

This high-interest series explores the lives of world-famous dinosaurs, from diets to defenses, and examines what drove these great beasts to extinction.Buffy Silverman is the author of more than 90 nonfiction books for children, featuring topics from alligators to video games. rex, its teeth were built for cutting flesh rather than crushing bone, and it could shut them very quickly - it would have used a series of deep, slashing wounds to weaken and wear down victims instead. This story has adorable illustrations and a good lesson, and is likely to appeal to many dinosaur lovers.