Dinosaur vs. Bedtime | 
 enlarge | Creator: Bob Shea
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 9661
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1423113357
EAN: 9781423113355
ASIN: 1423113357
Publication Date: September 9, 2008
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Product Description
Roaaaar! Roaar! Nothing can stop me! Nothing can stop little dinosaur--not talking grownups, spaghetti, or even bath time. But what happens when he faces the biggest challenge of all...bedtime? With spare text and irresistible dinosaur roaaars, little dinosaurs will be begging for this book to be read again and again.
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 We love this book! December 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was showcased on Noggin (with a reading at bedtime) long before it was published. So we already knew the story by heart, but my 3-year-old daughter was still very excited to get the actual book. It's one of our new "standards" and some nights, she even sleeps with it.
My Daughter's Favorite Book November 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I actually saw this book being read on TV and I thought it was cute so I decided to purchase it for my daughter. It tells the story of a dinosaur who can defeat everything--leaves, slides, spaghetti, grown-ups, toothbrushing--but cannot defeat bedtime. It's written in short, cute language and has simple, clever illustrations. It's easily digestible reading for a small child and is exciting to boot.
I enjoy reading it but, more importantly, my daughter loves it. In short order, this has become her favorite book and she asks for it every day--"dinosaur, dinosaur, please." This is certainly the best reaction I've gotten out of the many books I've bought for her. Is there a higher recommendation?
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime, round II October 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The last reviewer, K. Cutler, describes Mr. Shea's illustrations as "monotone" and "unlike the vivid clever artwork by Lane Smith." Thanks for the compliment K but I must respectfully disagree. Not about my artwork. You nailed it buddy. No, I'm talking about Bob's art. Bob, a highly regarded and sought after art director and illustrator knows that these two totally different books require two totally different approaches. "Big Plans," an epic story, needs illustrations with epic scope (football stadiums! Mountain ranges! Outer space!) while "Dinosaur vs. Bedtime" requires precise, minimal art to support its delightfully simple recurring gag... without killing it.
Like a lot of my peers, I am green with envy for this book. I love the subtle textures, drybrush line, shapes, patterns and color. If UPA were still making cartoon shorts, they would no doubt recruit Dinosaur as their next big star.
My kids can't stop ROARing October 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recently got this book. Both my 4 year old son and 19 month old girl love it and have me read it over and over and over again. They love to "ROAR!" and stomp around the living room like big Dinosaurs. I love the illustrations, simplicity and reference to familiar things kids love. My sons only complaint was that he wanted MORE Dinosaur books! Great book.
 Dinosaur vs. Bedtime October 8, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I already reviewed this delightful book but I want to add that I used it in Story Time today, and it was a big hit. The preschoolers loved to chime in with their ROARS!
Shea, Bob. Dinosaur VS. Bedtime. Hyperion Books for Children. 2008.
This is a cute bedtime story in which a dinosaur roars, "Roar! I'm a dinosaur! Roar! Nothing can stop me!" when he comes up against various obstacles: a pile of leaves, a big slide, a bowl of spaghetti, even "talking grown-ups" but when he approaches bedtime, his roar doesn't work and he falls asleep. The red dinosaur mostly stands out against colored paper except when the paper is red especially since his mouth is expressively big and full of white teeth, however, the illustrations are rather monotone unappealing props for the text unlike the vivid clever artwork by Lane Smith in Shea's previous book "Big Plans" (Hyperion Books, 2008).
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