Reviews for Dinosaur Trouble

The average rating for Dinosaur Trouble based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-07-21 00:00:00 Timothy Addison I checked this out after seeing it on a preschool read aloud booklist. My kids, 3.5 and 5.5 looooove Dinosaurs, so I thought it would be perfect. Though they enjoyed it, it was not perfect. I definitely would not recommend this for preschool aged kids. It is way too wordy and the language much too advanced. The story is simple (kind of reminded me of Land Before Time, which my kids love). You spend 13 chapters getting to know the characters and setting up the conflict, and then bam ... in two pages you have the resolution and the book is over with the next flip of a page. I think an older, independent reader who loves dinosaurs would enjoy this book, but it wasn't -- in my opinion -- a great book to read aloud to preschool aged children.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-06-22 00:00:00 Willliam Graam This book was just ok as a read-aloud with my son. Even though he loves dinosaurs, this one didn't hold his attention (or mine!) like some of the other high-interest chapter books we have been reading. It was a bit overly wordy and I think the whole concept of apatosauruses being prejudice towards pterodactyls and vice versa and the bigger picture of that message might be lost on younger children. So, I am definitely recommending this chapter book for older elementary school children. Full review to come.