I'm a Hungry Dinosaur

(Redirected from I’m A Hungry Dinosaur)

I'm a Hungry Dinosaur is a 2015 children's picture book written by Janeen Brian and illustrated by Ann James. It is about a small dinosaur that makes a mess baking and eating a cake.

I'm a Hungry Dinosaur
AuthorJaneen Brian
IllustratorAnn James
Cover artistAnn James
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
Published2015 (Penguin Books)
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages22 (unpaginated)
ISBN9780670078103
OCLC951497762

Publication history

edit

Reception

edit

Kirkus Reviews called it "A toddler-friendly celebration of messiness, with a yummy culmination."[1]

I'm a Hungry Dinosaur has also been reviewed Reading Time,[2] the School Library Journal,[3] Magpies,[4] and Scan: The Journal For Educators.[5]

It is a 2016 CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood notable book,[6] and a 2016 Speech Pathology of Australia Award shortlisted book.[7]

References

edit
  1. ^ "I'm A Hungry Dinosaur". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ "I'm A Dirty Dinosaur". Reading Time. Children's Book Council of Australia. August 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2020. With quick paced text that puts one in mind of the nursery rhyme 'Pat a cake, pat a cake' this storybook puts the fun back into baking. .. Action words are picked out in a brightly coloured child-like-font that reinforces Ann James' 'explosively active 'magic' pencil illustrations.
  3. ^ Melissa Smith (1 March 2016). "I'm A Hungry Dinosaur". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved 18 September 2020. .., this story will delight toddlers and preschoolers with its rhythmic text and whimsical line drawings.
  4. ^ Christine Horsfield (May 2015). "I'm A Hungry Dinosaur". Magpies. Vol. 30, no. 2. Magpies Magazine Pty. Ltd. p. 26. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Picture Books". Scan. 34 (3). Department of Education and Communities: 64–72. 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Notables 2016". cbca.org.au. Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2016 shortlists announced". booksandpublishing.com.au. Books+Publishing. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
edit
Library holdings of I'm a Hungry Dinosaur