| Max Spaniel: Dinosaur Hunt (series #1) |
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What You Need to Know:
• This is a really funny adventure that young children who like dogs and/or dinosaurs will eat right up.
• That being said, this book should be enjoyed by all young readers, regardless of interest or gender, it is just an
amusing, wonderful read.
• David Catrow, who both wrote and illustrated , has brillantly created a very easy reader, with word repetition and
picture cues, and still managed to keep it interesting and worthwhile. That is no easy feat in this genre.
• Your young reader should be able to read it by themselves after only a few shared readings, the picture clues and
vocabulary choice and repetition can really support that.
• This book has been nomintated for a 2009 Cybil Award. Please click the Cybils link on the left side of the page to
learn more about the Children's and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards (Cybils). |
Sweet Book Summary:
Max is a dog who is a keen hunter of dinosaurs. He decides to go outside and find himself a dinosaur: and he does! Where others see a tree branch, Max sees a dinosaur bone. Where other see a tulip, Max sees dinosaur lips. When he is all done, he does find a dinosaur, just not quite the one the reader might have been expecting. This is a celebration of imagination.
The illustrations are chuck-full, offbeat and generally terrific. Visually each page is like a party. Max is a cute, goofy looking dog adventurer that will truly have your children cheering. Max's exploits never take him out of the backyard, but in his imagination he goes far and wide. |
Author: David Catrow Illustrator: David Catrow Published: 2009, 40 pages
Themes: Dinosaurs, Animals: Dogs, Humor, Excellent Read-Aloud, Books for Boys |
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