And glorious dinosaurs they are, of a dinosaur-ish size, veritably filling up the bedroom, colorful, very lifelike (as far as I can judge) and with very, very expressive countenances indeed. This family consists of a perfectly human father and mother (we actually have several mothers and fathers of various apparels, ages and ethnicities) and dinosaur children.
You see, the family is not, refreshingly, a family of dinosaurs, which would make it one of the thousands anthropomorphised animal families populating books for small children. They are wonderful: big, bold (although not in primary-only colours often overused by children's artists), detailed and as (sur)realistic as they come. The masterstroke which lifts this book form a reasonably cute/reasonably mundane to excellent is the illustrations. And we can hope that the dinosaur example will be taken on board. This in itself is a clever little idea, using the now seemingly permanent dinosaur mania amongst small children to provide them with a text about bedtime which they will certainly be able to empathise with.
Publisher: Harper Collins Children's BooksĪ simple text (with a lot of rhythm and some rhyme) that asks the title question 'How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?' and proceeds to reassure us (and by us, I mean harassed parents, not unruly toddlers) that dinosaurs do not, indeed, throw teddy bears around nor they shout "I want one book more" nor they fall on the top of their covers and cry - when Mama or Papa come to say goodnight. Summary: Illustrations in this board book are fantastic, and the text and settings would appeal to parents struggling with children kicking up a fuss at bedtime while the dinosaur theme (with a twist) would appeal to the little 'uns.
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