How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? - Jane Yolen

How do dinsoaurs get well soon? is written by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague. The story is a written in rhyme adding to the fun and humorous nature of the story. Rhyme is a great way to grab children's attention and also to develop their language and literacy skills from an early age. The story itself, is fun and could easily be related to children's own experiences. It is about a poorly dinosaur and what he/she does when he/she is poorly. The book asks a number fo questions related to the things you wouldn't want the dinosaur or your child to do - for example throwing tissues on the floor or moaning. It then goes onto say that this is not what a dinosaur ...  Read the complete review

***Background*** Jane Yolen writes many different types of books including science fiction and fantasy. She also writes books for children and this is one in her series of rhyming Dinosaur books that we found. Mark Teague illustrates his own picture books as well as being responsible for all the artwork in this series of books. ***The Story*** "What if a dinosaur catches the flu? Does he whimper and whine in between each Atchoo?" As we go through the book we see pictures of different sick dinosaurs all doing lots of horrible things that won't help them get any better, until we are ...  Read the complete review