What a delight this book is!
Youth Services Book Review, starred review
Have You Seen Dinosaur?
Play hide and seek in the city with a boy, his animal friends and a dinosaur that’s surprisingly hard to spot. The brilliantly interactive follow-up to international bestselling picture book, Have You Seen Elephant?
Best friends boy, dog and elephant are VERY good at hide-and-seek. There’s a missing dinosaur in the city—who better to spot this elusive giant? They search the skate park, the museum, the subway…
No one in the city can spot the dinosaur, not even this crack hide-and-seek team. But delighted readers will be pointing “There it is!” from the first page.
This absurd, laugh-out-loud picture book for preschoolers is richly illustrated with David Barrow’s trademark beautiful use of light and colour and dramatic cityscapes—a guaranteed hit with dinosaur-loving toddlers.
With clues, surprises and humour, this game-inside-a-book celebrates imaginative play and is perfect for sharing with children who will love being better at finding the dinosaur than their adult reader.
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Book Details
Country of Origin United Kingdom Reader Age 2-5 year Book Size 27.6 × 22.5 cm 27.6 × 22.5 cm 27.6 × 22.5 cm ISBN HaveYouSeenDinosaur HaveYouSeenDinosaur 9781776575138
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Book Sniffer –
This book…… representing every city, every friendship, and every adventure you’ll ever go on. Picture book perfection. By @davidbarrowillustration published by @geckopress
Sue Martin Children’s Literacy Specialist –
Play hide and seek in the city with a boy, his animal friends and a dinosaur that’s surprisingly hard to spot. The brilliantly interactive follow-up to international bestselling picture book, Have You Seen Elephant?
Best friends boy, dog and elephant are VERY good at hide-and-seek. There’s a missing dinosaur in the city—who better to spot this elusive giant? They search the skate park, the museum, the subway…
No one in the city can spot the dinosaur, not even this crack hide-and-seek team. But delighted readers will be pointing “There it is!” from the first page.
This absurd, laugh-out-loud picture book for preschoolers is richly illustrated with David Barrow’s trademark beautiful use of light and colour and dramatic cityscapes—a guaranteed hit with dinosaur-loving toddlers.
David Barrow is a recent graduate of the Cambridge School of Art where he completed a Masters in Children’s Book Illustration and received the top prize, the Sebastian Walker award for most promising children’s illustrator.
Gecko Press have an amazing portfolio of great books and are worth adding to your list of recommended publishers. Stories children and parents will want to read hundreds of times, for ages 0 to 12 (sometimes infinity).
Have You Seen Dinosaurs? is a fun book with meaning!! Discover that the city is actually packed with dinosaurs, you just need to know how to see them!
A great book for the summer and a definite favourite to have and to share.
Reading Rockets, Holiday Buying Guide 2023 –
The gentle watercolor illustrations are filled with humorous details.
Book Trust UK –
Book Of the Day. A fabulous read for any time of day, with dreamy artwork and a lovely story about friendship!
Politics and Prose bookstore –
2023 Children and Teens Favorites
Delightful.
Lil Reader That Could IG –
Sure to elicit lots of giggles.
Fun Reads for Kids IG –
One of my favorite picture books of the year.
My Shelves Are Full –
A joyous story that begs being read again and again.
Books for Keeps –
The follow up to Have You Seen Elephant?, this cleverly plays on the absurdity of the storyline while filling each page with extra details for readers to find.
Little C’s Reading Corner –
Brilliantly executed keeping littles engaged and helping them to be more observant!
Book Trust –
A fabulous read for any time of day, which will definitely get plenty of repeat reads.
Poetry Box – Paula Green –
Picture book gold.
Waterstones –
Absolutely brilliant!
Armadillo Magazine –
A picturebook for sharing, for laughing over, a spotting game, look-and-find story for the imagination of every reader to get lost in.
BBC Radio with Bernie Keith –
Beautiful! Adults will love it too, kids will love it the most.
YA Books Central –
This will be delightful for the younger seek-and-find searchers as they hunt the pages to find the dinosaurs.
Red Reading Hub –
Truly a dinosaur book with a difference.
Letter Press Project –
I strongly recommend this beautifully illustrated picture book.
Just Imagine –
This is a book to share time and again.
Youth Services Book Review, starred review –
What a delight this book is!
School Library Journal –
It reminds me a lot of Steve Light’s Have You Seen My Dragon? albeit with more dinos and less fire breathers. The two books together could make for a great pairing.