Stomp, Dinosaurs, Stomp! by Margaret Mayo
Rating: 3 stars
We love Margaret Mayo's books--we check out one or more every other time we go to the library. I just realized that I have only reviewed one-- Roar! --so I'll get on the ball and tell you about the others we've enjoyed soon. In honor of my twin nieces' birthday month, the dinosaur book reviews continue...to Mayo's latest book. This one isn't her best; the rhymes just seem to be a little more forced, to trip a bit instead of roll right along.
That said, Alex Ayliffe's illustrations are so toddler-friendly that the text could be an English teacher's nightmare and the book would still be worth checking out. I like how the dinosaurs are torn-paper-versions of realistic dinosaurs. The brightly colored dinosaurs and their prey (never other dinosaurs, though they do fight/wrestle with each other) just jump out at you, which is great for this read-aloud stage.
This is a good vocabulary book, too. Words Lorelei learned include: gulp, whack (good as long as it's not your little brother getting whacked...and not in a Sopranos sense!), charge (not in the credit card sense), head-but, chomp, mash (helpful when we made mashed potatoes last night), guard, trap. Not bad, and a nice change from Lorelei's favorite-of-the-moment books, the Fancy Nancy and Pinkalicious series. It's good to have a brother, I think!
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