WHOMP! An energetic young dinosaur figures out her own way to give a kiss in the latest from the creator of the Caldecott Honor–winning Interrupting Chicken.
For newly hatched dinosaur Dinah, the world is an exciting place. There is so much to see and do. She tries this — STOMP! And she tries that — CHOMP! Then she sees a kiss and knows just what she wants to try next. Who can she kiss? And after a few disastrous attempts, can she figure out how to give someone a kiss without whomping, chomping, or stomping them first? Young children will chuckle and cheer when Dinah finds just the right creature for her dinosaur kisses in this funny new picture book from David Ezra Stein.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Funny Kissing Dinosaurs!
By Young Mensan BookParade
This book is about a dinosaur that is learning how to kiss. Instead she bites, stomps, and whomps! She even kisses the wrong way and eats a worm instead. Then she learns that maybe she can't kiss but she finds her baby brother who kisses the wrong way too. So they kiss the wrong way together.I think other kids would like it because it has dinosaurs that are kissing and it's really, really funny.My favorite part was when the girl dinosaur finds her brother and they kiss each other by whomping heads!I loved it so I give it 5 stars.Review by Anderson D., age 5, Mensa 76
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.Delightful!
By Heidi Grange
I am eager to try this book out with the target audience. I enjoyed it and I think children will too. This is a different sort of look at kisses and I have to admit the end surprised me, it was not at all what I was expecting, but it definitely made me laugh. The antics of the young dinosaur reminded me greatly of a young child with her enthusiasm and determination. The baby t-rex starts off stomping and chomping, but then she sees a kiss and decides that is what she wants to do, but her efforts fail in funny ways, until she finds the right creature to kiss, although not in the way I expected. I love this kind of book because they are so fun to share. The reader thinks he/she knows where the story is going only to be delightfully surprised. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.Wonderful! But not before bedtime...
By Pencils
My daughter LOVED this book. It's not a great bedtime book though, as she got so excited yelling "Chomp! Whomp! Stomp!" as we read the book five times that she was way too excited to go to sleep. We're a fan of David Ezra Stein around here, we love "Pouch!"--another book with yelling--and "Monster Hug" and "Leaves." This book has deceptively naive illustrations; the expressions on the dinosaurs' faces are priceless, from the angry apatosaurus with Dinah chomping on his butt, to the apprehensive lizard who is about to get kissed. Or is he? I think is a great book for both boys & girls, for kids who like dinosaurs or not.
