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michellethebookcritic's review
5.0
First, I would like to thank the authors/publisher for giving me a free paperback to review. I am deeply in your debt.
Usually, when it comes to picture books, I don't have any high standards. That means I'm not as picky. That means if the information inside the book is easy for a child to understand, I'm okay with it. The art style and the illustrations don't signify anything for me unless it doesn't fit the aesthetics.
The Littlest Dinosaur goes beyond that, I'll say. The story is about a sweet Tyrannosaur named Ty who wants to make a new friend. Sadly, many of the other dinosaurs are scared of him. That leads to Ty going on a journey to find someone he can make as his friend. It is a very heartwarming tale that a child can read as their bedtime story. I think it just fits the mood that way.
Anyway, I'll be moving on to the art style. As I have said before, I'm not picky with art styles. As an artist, I know it takes a lot of effort to make a picture come to life. I appreciate the artist for adding pastel colors and a simplistic tone to the story. I like how neat everything looks.
The art style is cute. I like how the speech bubbles add to the story.
Now for the story itself, the author did very well. Certain words might be hard for a child to understand/pronounce. Then again, these are dinosaurs. It doesn't ruin the entire story for me.
I like how the font size is big and how interactive the speech bubbles add to the text. I know I said this before, but I'll say it. The speech bubbles make the story/characters come to life. I don't read many picture books with speech bubbles. And I think it does contribute to the child's mindset towards reading.
All in all, I highly recommend this one. I think kids will love this!
Usually, when it comes to picture books, I don't have any high standards. That means I'm not as picky. That means if the information inside the book is easy for a child to understand, I'm okay with it. The art style and the illustrations don't signify anything for me unless it doesn't fit the aesthetics.
The Littlest Dinosaur goes beyond that, I'll say. The story is about a sweet Tyrannosaur named Ty who wants to make a new friend. Sadly, many of the other dinosaurs are scared of him. That leads to Ty going on a journey to find someone he can make as his friend. It is a very heartwarming tale that a child can read as their bedtime story. I think it just fits the mood that way.
Anyway, I'll be moving on to the art style. As I have said before, I'm not picky with art styles. As an artist, I know it takes a lot of effort to make a picture come to life. I appreciate the artist for adding pastel colors and a simplistic tone to the story. I like how neat everything looks.
The art style is cute. I like how the speech bubbles add to the story.
Now for the story itself, the author did very well. Certain words might be hard for a child to understand/pronounce. Then again, these are dinosaurs. It doesn't ruin the entire story for me.
I like how the font size is big and how interactive the speech bubbles add to the text. I know I said this before, but I'll say it. The speech bubbles make the story/characters come to life. I don't read many picture books with speech bubbles. And I think it does contribute to the child's mindset towards reading.
All in all, I highly recommend this one. I think kids will love this!
bonniereads777's review
4.0
This is an adorable children's book with captivating and colorful pictures. It is about making friends, reaching out to others, and being accepting of the differences of others. My three grandchildren, ages 6, 2, and 2 (twins), really enjoyed it. The book is also structured in a way that is easy for little hands to open and hold. Highly recommend for parents of young children to read with and teach their little ones.
I received a free copy of this book from the publishers via R&R Book Tours. My review is voluntary.
I received a free copy of this book from the publishers via R&R Book Tours. My review is voluntary.
cinta's review
3.0
Although it is a cute story for little kids, it's way too short and I think that some concepts need a bit more explanation for the children to properly understand the story. But if the parents want to be explaining stuff while they read the story to their kids, I guess it can work just fine.
booksteacupnreviews's review
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
The Littlest Dinosaur was cute and pleasant looking illustrated book about lonely Ty trying find friend. It was about not judging someone from appearance, how hard it is to find friends, inclusions, and acceptance.
๐ฆTy was lovely and patient Tyrannosaur.
๐ฆLittlest Dinosaur was cute and I loved how he trusted Ty and showed others Ty was harmless.
๐ฆAll illustrations were beautiful.
๐ฆMost of pages were in pastel colours that made it pleasant to look at.
๐ฆTopic of inclusion and acceptance was great.
๐ฆprovides perfect scenario and story for it and open a discussion.
Overall, The Littlest Dinosaur was cute, lovely, feel-good, and beautifully illustrated childrenโs book.
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ #๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ - #BookReview #BlogTour : The Littlest Dinosaur by Bryce Raffle, Steven Kothlow, Tessa Verplancke (Illustrator) @bryceraffle @RRBookTours1 #RRBookTours #TheLittlestDinosaur - Books Teacup and Reviews (booksteacupnreviews.com)
๐ฆTy was lovely and patient Tyrannosaur.
๐ฆLittlest Dinosaur was cute and I loved how he trusted Ty and showed others Ty was harmless.
๐ฆAll illustrations were beautiful.
๐ฆMost of pages were in pastel colours that made it pleasant to look at.
๐ฆTopic of inclusion and acceptance was great.
๐ฆprovides perfect scenario and story for it and open a discussion.
Overall, The Littlest Dinosaur was cute, lovely, feel-good, and beautifully illustrated childrenโs book.
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ #๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ - #BookReview #BlogTour : The Littlest Dinosaur by Bryce Raffle, Steven Kothlow, Tessa Verplancke (Illustrator) @bryceraffle @RRBookTours1 #RRBookTours #TheLittlestDinosaur - Books Teacup and Reviews (booksteacupnreviews.com)
mistysbookspace's review
fast-paced
4.0
I read this book twice because I couldn't figure out how I felt about it. It's definitely a cute book, it's quick and I love the message. It's very simple to read for adults but I can see kids having a hard time pronouncing some of the words. I love the illustrations as well. They were simple and cute and colorful. So overall it was a really good book. For me there was one thing I couldn't get past and that was the reasoning behind why Ty the Tyrannosaur wouldn't eat the other dinosaurs. Kids won't know the difference but I do. It's a silly thing to get hung up on and I know that. Everyone has been loving this book and I totally get why they do so if you want to read this please don't let my review keep you from reading it because it really was a cute read. I originally gave this book a 3.5 star rating but after thinking on it more I bumped it up to a 4.
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