Every one of Jane Yolen's "How Do Dinosaurs..." by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague is brilliant. Jane Yolen has perfect pitch for rhythm, so reading her books out loud is a delight. I have preferred different ones at different stages of my four-year-old's son life. Right now, he has been taking on the playground by himself and learning to share and take turns with other children. So, right now, this is my favorite "Dinosaur" book. Of course, he laughs at the "bad Dinosaur" behavior, but he usually exhibits "good Dinosaur" behavior.
I am so in awe of Mark Teague's illustrations. His dinosaurs are realistic enough to be in school textbooks, but they are riding tricycles or throwing a temper tantrum. And that just makes the books even funnier.
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