Best children dinosaur books according to redditors

We found 274 Reddit comments discussing the best children dinosaur books. We ranked the 155 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

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Top Reddit comments about Children's Dinosaur Books:

u/DongLongson · 1632 pointsr/IAmA
u/XavierMendel · 353 pointsr/IAmA

Have you read The Enormous Egg? It's a children's book about a kid who gets a baby stegosaurus for a pet and has to deal with it growing up.

Late edit: It was pointed out that this was a triceratops, not a stegosaurus. I'm sorry, reddit.

u/Kangar · 119 pointsr/mildlyinfuriating

Sadly, the book: "Dinosaurs of Eden" is all too real, however, I am pretty sure that page has been doctored.
https://www.amazon.ca/Dinosaurs-Eden-Ken-Ham/dp/0890513406

Here is one of the reviews of the book.

"This book is very interesting when it comes to tell your children about God, creation and fall. The Dinosaurs just became extinct, just like many other species, but that has nothing to do with particles to people evolution. My little daughter just loved it. I hope she will become a zealous creationist. Many people think that evolutionism is perfectly compatible with Bible teachings. The fact is that there are very good theological and scientific reasons that prove, beyond reasonable doubt, that evolution never happened and the whole concept in itself is incompatible with Bible teachings on topics such as creation, fall, curse, flood, Babel, dispersion, the emergence of civilitations, the alliance with Israel, the promise of a saviour, the life, death and ressurrection of Jesus Christ, redemption and restoration."

u/Oldmanofthemountian · 74 pointsr/Naturewasmetal

It’s from the book, the alphabet of dinosaurs. Illustrations were done by Wayne Barlow.

For the Amazon page, please click here: https://www.amazon.com/Alphabet-Dinosaurs-Peter-Dodson/dp/1596875127

u/Colinula · 38 pointsr/Naturewasmetal

He did a whole book of paleoart a couple decades ago! An Alphabet of Dinosaurs . My favorite in there is the Oviraptor. When many reconstructions at the time depicted it eating eggs, Barlowe wanted to show some different behavior, painted it munching on a crab.

u/CreamyKnougat · 33 pointsr/atheism

Dinosaurs of Eden by Ken Ham, for those who are curious.

u/you_already_know · 24 pointsr/atheism

If you want to read more comments

u/peetee32 · 15 pointsr/whatisthisthing

yep, go with pachy. classic dome head/thick skull used for headbutting. always a favorite.

if your kid is into dinosaurs...i can't say enough about this book:
http://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Kids-Ultimate-Dinopedia/dp/1426301642/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396449785&sr=8-1&keywords=dinosaur+encyclopedia

great for daily reading/exploration/learning

u/Heavyweighsthecrown · 12 pointsr/brasil

Você vai ter que comprar o livro na Amazon pra saber! kkk

u/ochyanayy · 11 pointsr/Art

There's two more - Journey to Chandara and First Flight.

1. A Land Apart From Time

2. The World Beneath

3. Journey to Chandara

4. First Flight

The first two are incredible, the stories are engaging, too. The second two, the stories are OK but Gurney is still an amazing artist.

u/drwookie · 9 pointsr/science

Looks like Dr. Pritchard is still getting set up, and it's a quiet morning, so I'll throw in a few suggestions.

There are two different approaches. To deal with the creationist questions/objections, an excellent source of information is Talk Origins, which has an extensive collection of Creationist claims and debunking.

For more general information, the original Origin of Species is a good source, though it's rather out of date and doesn't address genetics.

What age group were you looking at for books? For the 8-13 year old range, Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be is decent, though a bit simplistic. For somewhat older audiences (high school/undergraduate) Evolution: The Story of Life on Earth is very approachable and a fun read. I can suggest others, but that should get you started.

u/sinascendant · 9 pointsr/atheism

The book it was taken from was linked right above you.

http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-Eden-Tracing-Mystery-Through/dp/0890513406/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Its by Ken Ham, better known as the psycho behind that Ark amusement park

u/StegosaurusArtCritic · 6 pointsr/Dinosaurs

Dinotopia is 100% mandatory. The pulpy kids' paperback novels were also great, when I was a kid.

THIS MOFO : gorgeous art, very immersive, I got it when I was in kindergarten so it left an impression.



For older kids (violence warning) there's always Age of Reptiles

u/SpikedPhish · 6 pointsr/tipofmytongue

I remember reading these as a kid! They are the Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne. Example

u/hgbleackley · 5 pointsr/Dinosaurs

To be entered to win a copy of Dinotopia, please reply to this comment with your answer to the following question:

If humans and dinosaurs lived together, what dinosaur would make the best pet?

u/Blitzkrieg999 · 4 pointsr/atheism

Check your local library for this book

http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-Kids-Ken-Ham/dp/0890515557/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333320416&sr=8-1

And enjoy the ridiculousness of a Creationist explanation of Dinosaurs (Spoiler: Dinosaurs died out because they sinned!)

u/JGibel · 4 pointsr/tipofmytongue

Does it happen to be The Enormous Egg?

u/irishspice · 3 pointsr/Dinosaurs

George, after my favorite stegosaurus.

Ps, he's adorable!

u/picado · 3 pointsr/atheism

It's not totally fake, it's based on an image from a Ken Ham book, "Dinosaurs in Eden".

Here's a breakdown from a geology professor's blog.

u/CurlyFern · 3 pointsr/atheistparents

Evolution - how we and all living things came to be. Also Pterosaur (sp) Trouble by the same author as well.

http://www.amazon.ca/Evolution-How-Living-Things-Came/dp/1554534305

http://www.amazon.ca/Pterosaur-Trouble-Daniel-Loxton/dp/1554536324

u/Derp43 · 3 pointsr/nottheonion

No joke my parents gave me a book as a child with the ark that had dinosaurs on it.

Edit: I found the book on amazon.

u/spinozasrobot · 3 pointsr/AskReddit

OK, folks may call me a nut, but you might want to try Evolution by Loxton. It's for younger readers, but you could literally jumpstart yourself in an hour.

Then, read Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne as well as The Greatest Show on Earth by Dawkins.

Honorable mention goes to Dawkins' An Ancestor's Tale.

u/AllTheyEatIsLettuce · 3 pointsr/politics

>That's all fine, but I don't understand why both sides can't be heard. Children should be presented with both sides and decide for themselves.

Let's do it. I'll show up at your kid's Sunday/home school with this, ready to go.

u/Dragonswim · 3 pointsr/booksuggestions
u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/athiest

Just give your daughter kids some good counterarguments and let her them decide for herself themselves. Intelligence, skepticism and a good education trumps weak arguments and religious indoctrination.

http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Reality-Know-Whats-Really/dp/1439192812/

http://www.amazon.com/Raising-Freethinkers-Practical-Parenting-Beyond/dp/0814410960/

http://www.amazon.com/Maybe-Yes-No-Guide-Skeptics/dp/0879756071/

http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-How-Living-Things-Came/dp/1554534305/

http://www.amazon.com/Universe-Nothing-There-Something-Rather/dp/145162445X/

http://www.amazon.com/The-Portable-Atheist-Essential-Nonbeliever/dp/0306816083/

Edit:

Also, posting this in /r/atheistparents and /r/atheism (spelling!) might give a better response (1,100,000+ subscribers instead of 300+).

Also, also: http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/gex0k/almost_all_the_atheism_related_subreddits/
The more subscribers, the merrier!

u/VividLotus · 2 pointsr/Parenting

My thoughts about this are that my parents moved when I was a toddler (older than 14 months, so I don't even know if the average 14 month old would have as many memories of a move/transitional period as I did) and I had some negative feelings about it at first. But then I think about how many amazing and treasured memories I have of the years that immediately followed those changes and were made possible by them: living in a great house with a fun yard, in a great neighborhood with wonderful friends. Totally worth it, even in the short term!

Also, that reminded me of one other random thing: when we moved, my parents got me a book about moving. It was this one, and it made such a lasting impression on me that I still vividly recall it 32 years after the fact. If your child likes books, it might be worth getting a book about moving to help explain the concept of transition! And of course there are tons of great books out there about becoming a big sibling.

u/LadyLovelyLocks · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

My sister in law is very into science and atheism. Her kids love dinosaurs and I was looking for books to buy for Christmas gifts. I saw one and it supposedly had a good rating but as I was buying online I wanted to check some more reviews first. Apparently it is written by a guy who believes pretty much as you described and I ALMOST bought it for the lulz, but decided not to face the wrath haha.

http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-Kids-Ken-Ham/dp/0890515557/ref=pd_sim_b_1

u/bebebey · 2 pointsr/beyondthebump

We loved the book Little Dinos Don’t Bite! Our daughter had a biting phase and this book really helped.

u/SooperKipz · 2 pointsr/Dinosaurs

My daughter, who is 5 years old, has the Dinopedia. It is beautifully illustrated and gives a nice bit of information. The book has held up well (had it for nearly 2 years) and is easily one of her favorites. I am sure an older child will be able to enjoy it even more.

u/AntiCommieBond · 2 pointsr/ImaginaryMonsters

A couple books I can give off the top of my head that I have would be

  1. The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life by Tim Haines, it's basically a field guide to all of the prehistoric life in the BBC dinosaur shows

  2. A Field Guide to Dinosaurs: The Essential Handbook for Travelers in the Mesozoic by Henry Gee with illustrations by Luis V. Rey is one of my personal favorites and is a really cool field guide with great drawings and a really updated assortment of dinosaurs. Big recommendation on this one!

  3. Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages by Dr. Thomas R. Holtz Jr. and more illustrations by Luis V. Rey (easily one of the best dino artists ever) is also sick and worth the mention just as much

    Also

  4. [Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs : The Definitive Pop-Up] (https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Prehistorica-Dinosaurs-Definitive-Pop-Up/dp/0763622281/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8) and Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters are the best pop up books I've ever read and are so multi-layered, colorful and impressively informative, the perfect ting for a coffee table book to show people

    I just realized you didn't really ask for dinosaur books but more future animals field guides, not really sure why I did that lmaoo still check those out
u/Ray_gunn · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

I recommend this one, it is my favorite.

u/heliumneon · 2 pointsr/Parenting

Although it's targeted for grades 5-8, you could consider getting this fantastic illustrated book by Daniel Loxton: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1554534305

u/MattThe1Cat · 2 pointsr/Dinosaurs

Yeah, sorry I haven't been on lately. Here's the Amazon link:
Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs : The Definitive Pop-Up https://www.amazon.com/dp/0763622281/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_TL4xCbSCMW120

u/saintcrazy · 2 pointsr/atheism

You're welcome! My dad got me all kinds of science-y books as a kid, and I used to read them all the time. So I credit him, Bill Nye, and Steve Irwin with my interest in science :) Btw... I think Bill Nye and Magic School Bus are on Netflix. As well as Planet Earth and other nature documentaries.

I wish I could remember what I had as a REALLY little kid. I do remember my giant animal encyclopedia I would read to death, but considering that book weighed more than some small children, I'd wait a few years on that one, lol.

Edit: While I'm on my nostalgia trip, Here and Here were the dinosaur books I had and loved to death, too. There's newer editions out by now, but hey, they're still good. Maybe they will give you a place to start looking!

u/bookchaser · 2 pointsr/childrensbooks

The Adventures of Taxi Dog -- a charming rhyming story about an adopted dog.

Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo - The story is pretty simple. I'm mostly in love with William Joyce's artwork. This edition includes the lyrics to The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob at the end. We sang it each time reading the book and I eventually bought a fairly rare stuffed Dinosaur Bob off eBay (set up a search notification because it doesn't come up very often). Here's some school kids singing The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob, although they murder their pronunciation of Mesozoic (mess-o-zoe-ic). When Bob 'stamps his mighty feet' in the song, you pound the floor with your hands.

Too Many Frogs -- This was a story I really got into for voicing the frustrated rabbit who likes spending his nights alone, but the overly friendly frog keeps returning each night to enjoy storytime. There's the frog's knock-knock-knocketing at Rabbit's door I always pounded out, and I really worked at sounding exasperated.

Any book by Graeme Base -- for the illustrations. Try Animalia or The Eleventh Hour.

Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey (of Captain Underpants fame). You may find similarities between this and the more popular Walter the Farting Dog, but Dog Breath is the original and better smelly dog book.

Cars and Trucks and Things that Go or any other Richard Scarry book. The bigger the format, the better. This one showcases a ton of different vehicles on each double page with a recurring theme of finding Dingo Dog, who is being chased by a police car. And there's 'Golden Bug' who is hiding somewhere on each page in a vehicle.

u/theeighthlion · 2 pointsr/ArtisanVideos

If you don't know who James Gurney is, check out his book Dinotopia. It's pure magic.

u/LeftMySoulAtHome · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

The Enormous Egg on my "Son" list. Thanks for the contest!

u/zootzootintheboot · 2 pointsr/tipofmytongue

This kind of reminds me of Danny and the Dinosaur. Danny visits a museum and sees a dinosaur there. It comes to life and they have a bunch of wacky adventures. It was a pretty popular book and resulted in a couple of other books about Danny and his new friend being made.

u/Tumorhead · 2 pointsr/Dinosaurs

It's a childrens picture book, but Dinosaur for a Day is incredibly illustrated, immersive, straightforward day-in-the-life-of book about hypsilophodonts. I gotta dig out my copy!

Here's one of the pages

u/andersce · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I devoured the Magic Treehouse series when I was younger. I thought it was so great that they went to all these cool places (and they were very easy to read chapter books, so I flew through them!) :)

Edit: I ran a Reading Buddies program at the local library and a couple of our younger readers really liked them because the writing style is simple, but interesting. There are new words, but nothing terribly difficult and since the main characters are the same throughout, it's easy to follow :)


In terms of other books, I thought all of these were great:

  1. Dr Seuss
  2. Shel Silverstein
  3. Alexander
  4. Amelia Bedelia
  5. Frog and Toad
  6. Henry and Mudge
  7. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

    Those were all pretty popular with my kids (and with me)! :)
u/bobmac102 · 2 pointsr/AskWomen
u/Albert_VDS · 2 pointsr/atheism

The Amazon reviews on this book are something else. Somehow I can't stop reading the 5 star reviews in a redneck voice.
And the home schooled part reminded me of this.

Edit: fixed Amazon link. =X

u/Online_Again · 1 pointr/atheistparents

> to be fair

I had to look up what Bibleman was. It's being described as "influencing young children into practicing Christianity". I don't think you have to let him watch anything that pushes the practice of a religion in a fairness attempt. Kids are impressionable, as you mentioned. I'd just go with the educational, comparative-religion route.

> books on evolution

My child is the same age and I have this one so far. It's very much like a school textbook, though. I either need to switch from reading it at night to reading it when my child is fresh and awake, or get something lighter and quicker for bedtime, or both.

u/mottom24 · 1 pointr/AskReddit

I dunno if this is really a childrens book, but Dinotopia was my favorite book ever. The ones after were just as fun. I seem to remember not being able to read them at first, but I just loved looking at the drawings.

u/kittehmew · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

There are now two awesome Nat Geo Dinosaur books on my Oni's list. They're pretty awesome, I had them on a different list, and that list got deleted and I forgot to add them again. Oni is only 18mo but she LOVES dinosaurs and books about them and just about anything dinosaur. And I can't help but just get her everything dinosaur there is. Hey, if it makes them happy, right?

Uh, with her I just play whatever we want, I have been trying to colour and do crafts with her, we painted a few of those "ceramic" animals, and now we use them to "play". We're working on animal sounds and stuff with her (she only knows how to roar like a dino at this point.)

u/fernando-poo · 1 pointr/skeptic

Is this the same Ken Ham who published a childrens' book called Dinosaurs of Eden which depicts humans and dinosaurs co-existing?

According to one page:

> Dinosaurs were playful, loving companions to Adam and Eve during their time in the Garden. They helped gather fruit and used their incredible strength to turn lemons into delicious, fresh lemonade!

> For centuries, "scientists" have tried to present the dinosaurs as violent monsters because they wanted to scare children. It's no coincidence that most of these men have been atheists or even homosexuals who are possessed by an intense hatred of young boys and girls.

Reads like parody, but it seems to be real.

Another page depicts Noah's family riding a Gallimimus. I'm pretty sure that's not Biblically accurate either.

u/elemming · 1 pointr/atheism

Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came To Be.

https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-How-Living-Things-Came/dp/1554534305/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Life Story - a history of Earth and you.


https://www.amazon.com/Life-Story-Virginia-Lee-Burton/dp/0547203594/ref=pd_sim_14_1


I find introducing evolution through childrenś books the best way to counter religious propaganda.

u/SketchyBones · 1 pointr/Dinosaurs

I love Willian Joyce's work, so immediately thought of this one: https://www.amazon.com/Dinosaur-Adventures-Lazardo-Reading-Rainbow/dp/0060210745

u/drowgirl · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

KIDS!!! I love kids.

Cookie cutters and a bucket of sugar cookie dough + colored frosting and sprinkles! Maybe messy, but tasty!

Nap mats are great, for "camping" in the living room...

BOOK OF DINOSAURS Because what kid doesn't like dinosaurs? paired with these toy dinos or some just like them. And you can also read about Harry and his bucket of dinosaurs.

Don't forget such fun games like "the floor is LAVA!" (throw pillows and cushions on the floor, and you bounce from cushion to cushion without touching the floor). ;)

u/Undercover_Dinosaur · 1 pointr/shittyaskscience

Ask Mitchell, he moved two weeks away. Nobody has heard from him since

u/drzedwordhunter · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Favorite book I found when I was in second grade, Dinotopia. I think everyone should read it, and the three others that followed.

u/TheAlterEggo · 1 pointr/TwoBestFriendsPlay

Yeah, it added in some crystal towers that didn't exist in the book to shield civilization from the big bad carnivores, obviously to fail for an action-packed final act.

Also, in regard to the Ten Commandments-esque stone tablet with the mysterious broken-off final rule (except for the first letter), the show decided for that to be revealed as "Find the light" or some shit like that, thus giving the heroes an idea for how to save the day. In the book, the guy showing the tablet to the main characters jokes about the missing final rule being "don't pee in the bath", and that's all there was to it from what I recall.

Aw fuck, you can get the Dinotopia book hardcover for twelve dollars.

u/shlomo127 · 1 pointr/childrensbooks

So there are so many great books on this thread! A lot that I have, and some I will look for, but before I give my own list, I wanted to suggest that you hit up your local book sales either with your kids or without to find amazing books for cheap! I use https://www.booksalefinder.com to find booksales in my area. You can find so many children's books in great condition for super cheap. From $0.25 to at the most $2, and most sales have a Fill A Bag sale on the last day! I could spend hours looking through all the books! Plus most of the sales are supporting charity (schools, libraries, scholarships), it's really a win/win for everyone! I've been able to amass quite a collection of over 1,200 books in a short amount of time thanks to these sales (As well as thrift stores).

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Books that I don't see posted yet that I recommend:

  1. Smitten by David Gordon - Just got this at a book sale yesterday and I'm in love!
  2. Cleonardo, The Little Inventor - Sweet story about inventing and spending time with your parents.
  3. Pssst! by Adam Rex - Amazing illustrations, funny and absurd story.
  4. I Want My Hat Back By Jon Klassen - Funny book, don't want to spoil the ending.
  5. Frog and Toad Storybook Treasury by Arnold Lobel - My favorite children books of all time! I have them all in separate large hardcovers, but this book has all 4 books in one, which is great for reading on the go!
  6. Who Needs Donuts? by Mark Alan Stamaty - I found this book from this Reddit Group, and if you read the reviews so many are from people who loved the book as kids. The story is nice but simple, but the illustrations are crazy detailed and filled with jokes and weirdness. Reading the story takes a few minutes, but admiring the artwork details can take hours.
  7. McFig & MCFly: A Tale of Jealousy, Revenge, and Death (with a Happy Ending) - I love this book, but most of the people I show it to are put off by the deaths in the book. If that doesn't bother you, I definitely think it's a keeper with an important lesson.
  8. Billy's Booger by William Joyce - I love all of William Joyce's books, but this is by far my favorite. Autobiographical story about the author and how a school assignment changed the way he felt about writing.
  9. The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen - Cute story about Circus Animals that accidentally escape from the circus and end up in a small town. I would also recommend Randy Riley's Really Big Hit by the same author.
  10. "Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going To Sneeze!" by Patricia Thomas - This is another thrift store gem I found at a book sale/thrift store. If you enjoy a well written rhyming style, (without cheating and making up words like a certain Dr.), as well as a cute story with hilarious illustrations, this is the book for you!

    Books that I see others have posted that I want to add my vote to:

  11. Chris Van Allsburg books - My favorite is The Sweetest Fig, remember it from my childhood, but it's like an episode of The Twilight Zone in picture book form, so be warned.
  12. Imogene's Antlers
  13. Hug Machine by Scott Campbell - LOVE this book! Loved it so much I bought the board book too so I can start reading it to my kids before they could walk. Believed they learned the word "hug" from this book!
  14. There's Something There! Three Bedtime Classics - I saw that you posted how much you liked There's Something In My Attic, just wanted to let you know there's a book of all 3 stories combined in one book. (Got for cheap at a thrift store)
  15. Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo - Great book, agree the illustrations are what makes it.
  16. Millions of Cats - I also recommend The Funny Thing by the same author, Wanda Gag, but Millions of Cats is the best of her books, in my opinion.

    Let me know which of these books you like and I will recommend more!
u/wildekat · 1 pointr/atheism

I think this is from a children's story book. I'm guessing the "answer" is on the next page.

Edit: I can't find a photo of the next page, but here's a link to the book on Amazon. I think the gorilla is there to justify how T-rex has big teeth and yet is a vegetarian.

Gotta love the Amazon comments:
>Finally a book about dinosaurs that doesn't rely on mubo-jumbo like: macrofossils, microfossils... ...so called "Scientific Method."

>Just the cold, hard, indisputable facts of The Bible. Which is THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD!. The wonderful thing is that you know its 100% true because there is only one possible way of interpreting The Bible!

>"Scientists" will have a hard time talking their way out of this one!

u/HidesTheButter · 1 pointr/tipofmytongue
u/WhatsInPandorasBox · 1 pointr/tipofmytongue

i was going to say this but couldn't remember if it hatched a dragon. apparently it hatched a dinosaur. really random book.

u/wanderer333 · 1 pointr/Parenting
u/wordjockey · 1 pointr/books

I personally love Dinosaur Bob in all his various versions (many board books). The linked hardcover is the most complete story. I love William Joyce's illustrations, and there is a Dinosaur Bob song at the end (sung to the tune of Auld Lang Syne).

>He's Bob, the best old Bob, the big-gest Bob you've ev-er seen.

>He's Me-so-zo-ic and he-ro-ic and he's real-ly green.

>Yes, large and green and so se-rene,

>He's gen-tle and he's sweet,

>And when the mu-sic plays for him, he stamps his migh-ty feet.

>[everyone pounds the floor]

>He's Bob, the best old Bob, the big-gest Bob you'll ev-er know.

>He's Me-so-zo-ic and he-ro-ic,

>And we love him so.

Doctor Who fans will be happy to know Bob wears a fez for a portion of the book. It switches to a baseball cap when he plays baseball.

u/bigstevec · 1 pointr/Parenting

Here are some books my kids love:

Picture books:

  • Boot and Shoe by Marla Frazee - Sweet story of two dog brothers

  • Look! A Book! by Bob Staake - Fun, funny I Spy type book but with an absurd silliness and fun rhymes

  • And it's not really obscure since it's a NYT Bestseller but I'd be remiss if I didn't plug The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt since he's an old friend of mine. Plus my kids love it.

    Chapter books:

    Most of the chapter books my kids read are part of a series so they aren’t really obscure but my kids love them so I figured I’d note them in case you hadn’t heard of any of them:

  • The Magic Treehouse series is a good series to start with for chapter books

  • Bunnicula is hilarious

  • Encyclopedia Brown – I loved them and now my son loves them

  • Stink – My son loves that Stink and his friends are a lot like him and his friends. Their adventures are very relatable

  • And my five year old daughter and I love Ivy and Bean and their antics. They’re laugh out loud funny and it’s great to have girl books that are about girls horsing around and getting into trouble. Ivy and Bean are real kids, not just precious little princesses in training.
u/eunicepark · 1 pointr/tipofmytongue

I can't say with great certainty, but I think Dinosaur Bob wears a red Hawaiian shirt in his adventures with the Lazardo Family.

u/arctander · 1 pointr/pics

Reminded me immediately of The Shy Stegasaurus of Cricket Creek. A great children s book.

Edit: Cricket Creek, not Indian Creek.

u/mabolle · 1 pointr/askscience

Hey, happy to hear your kid is into this stuff! I was quite a dinosaur-obsessed eight-year-old myself.

I just really wanted to recommend Abby Howard's Dinosaur Empire. By which I mean, I haven't actually read it, but I'm a fan of Howard's other work, and this one looks like something your daughter might really be into.

u/IamABot_v01 · 1 pointr/AMAAggregator


Autogenerated.

I'm Abby Howard, I wrote and illustrated a new graphic novel about dinosaurs and also one about the end of the world, AMA!

EDIT: All right, folks, it's time for me to go get lunch so I'd better wrap it up-- thank you all for your kind comments and questions, this was a lovely experience and everyone has been wonderful!

I'm a cartoonist who makes the webcomics The Last Halloween and Junior Scientist Power Hour, both of which I self-published, and I just released my first work with a publisher-- Earth Before Us: Dinosaur Empire! It's all about dinosaurs and everything else that lived in days gone by. You can buy it on Amazon and in book stores! I know a lot about ancient beasts, horror movies, and self publishing, so AMA.

I'll start answering questions at noon!

Proof: http://imgur.com/a/BEncg


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captainwho42 :



Hey Abby you're amazing, and happy belated! ALSO! I wanted to ask if The

Sistertime Podcast is lost to the sands of time, just as the very shows it

speaks about are lost to the ether, or have you just been busy? I miss

listening to you and Maddie talk about crazy kids shows!



: abby722 :

:

: Aw, thank you so much for enjoying the podcast! Unfortunately for us but

: fortunately for Massachusetts, Maddie has become extremely involved in local

: politics and hasn't had as much time to spend watching old shows. It's a real

: shame, but also she is doing very good organizing so I guess we can't be

: toooo disappointed... However, I do have a copy of the Are You Afraid Of The

: Dark game I'd love to play with her, so maybe there is hope for the podcast

: yet! She still wants to do it, too, because she loves hanging out with me and

: she thinks we're funny~

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Socashi :



For people interested in Paleontology like myself, Do you see a future in that

type of work? Also have you heard if its a sustainable career choice.



: abby722 :

:

: Hmm, that's a tricky one, because you never really know what opportunities

: will present themselves along the way, and if it's what you're passionate

: about it's always worth a try. There are plenty of discoveries to be made in

: paleontology (we are currently in a peak of fossil discovery, amazing new

: things are being found all the time!) so the work won't run dry or anything.

: But the job pool is a bit small, and you'll wind up working in academia

: forever, which was not the path for me. I'd definitely also research which

: universities are good for paleontology, because you'll want to meet good

: mentors to get into the field and many schools don't have paleontology

: programs at all! Anyway, I'd say if it's what you enjoy, you should try to

: pursue it. You never know what job you'll wind up in, but if you never try,

: you'll never know what paleontology job might be out there waiting for you!

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beetnemesis :



So, I just saw this [guest comic you drew over at SMBC](http://smbc-

comics.com/comic/apocalypse-soon), and I guess that means today is Abby Howard

day on the Internet or whatever, so cool. How did that guest comic come about?

Did you request it, or did Zach? Did you specifically time it for today? It

says Zach wrote it and you drew it, how did that collaboration work? Did he

just send you a random script and you rolled with it, did you specifically

request something about cannibalism, were you two locked in a room together

until you made something acceptable? Also - What is your biggest regret?



: abby722 :

:

: Zach and I are pals, and since I just released a book, he wanted to help me

: get the word out because he is one of the nicest and most hard-working people

: I have ever met. So after deliberation about what he could do to help he sent

: along a few scripts and I chose which one I wanted to draw, which, naturally,

: was the one about cannibals. It was a really fun one to draw, and I am so

: grateful to him for the opportunity! My biggest regret is one time in high

: school there was a girl that got picked on a lot and I had lost a lot of

: weight the year before, so I was suddenly no longer someone who got picked

: on. I was finally One Of The Cool Kids, and it felt so tenuous. So of course,

: when everyone in a group was making fun of the girl in hushed tones, I joined

: in because I didn't want them to see me as connected to anyone they might

: want to make fun of. And partway through our Cruelty Session I got a text

: that just read "I can hear you", and it was from the girl, and I never

: apologized and I will feel like shit about it until the end of time.

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Panwall :



Why beans?



: abby722 :

:

: Beans Good For You

:


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Meddygon :



art questions: do you prefer working black on white or white on black? on a

scale of one to bullet ants how much do you hate stippling? hatching? also

congratulations on the Last Halloween being the first webcomic I let my son

read (he is 8 and he loves it and I swear he has made up his own monster)



: abby722 :

:

: I haven't worked with white-on-black since high school, so I don't really

: have a lot of experience with it-- however, I absolutely adore working with

: black on white. A lot of folks look at the TLH book and think it's white ink

: on black paper, but all that black is actually ink on white paper! It's a

: whole lotta ink. I find stippling to be a little less fun than hatching,

: which gets the job done a lot quicker, but I adore both. They're so calming,

: I just sit there and listen to spooky podcasts and do this repetitive task

: that magically gives form to whatever I've drawn. Coloring, on the other

: hand, is from heck-- picking colors takes so long! And what if I picked the

: wrong color? And you have to put all these effects on top of it, there's all

: these steps! It's always so daunting. Thank you so much for letting your son

: read TLH, that's awesome!! I love that kids enjoy reading it, it's the best

: feeling. And even designing his own monster!! That's so cool!

:


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SensualHarasment :



How is Wednesday the snake doing?



: abby722 :

:

: It's summer, so she's doing well! Our first Boston winter caused a hunger

: strike, so this year I upgraded the heating system and she seems a lot

: happier. Which definitely doesn't mean I don't still worry about her all the

: time, my sweet Wednesday!

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u/bithead · 1 pointr/reddit.com

reminds me of "The Enormous Egg" first published I think in 1956.

u/rpbm · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

silhouettes

Dinosaur book for my daughter--she's obsessed these days--going out of stock has 8 left.

Sherlock Holmes book only has 2 left...

and if you'd rather gift a [cheaper] used one that's fine with me!

u/trekbette · 1 pointr/AskReddit

This book is recommended by Skeptic.com. Their Junior Skeptic Magazine is written for kids, but does not talk down to them.