Member Reviews
I had a great time reading this book. The illustrations were beautiful and did a wonderful job helping move this story along. This house has a few surprise guests and they certainly make this celebration one these kids aren’t going to forget anytime soon. Most kids will have a lot of fun reading this book.
This book was perfect. I love everything Christmas and my son loves everything dinosaurs. Its the best of both worlds for us. My son loved looking at the pictures and making dino sounds as i would read it. I am definitely going to add this to our Christmas book reading list. I highly recommend for other parents.
My toddler has decided he does not like dinosaurs very much but I found the book to have a good plot for kid’s and will (hopefully) keep them engaged throughout. So cute!
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy to honestly review.
My son loves the "How to Catch" series, so I was excited to pick this up with him! This is an adorable children's book full of silly scenes of Dinosaurs creating chaos at Christmas time. My 4 year old loved this book and asked for it multiple times. I enjoyed reading it, the words and rhymes flowed smoothly and my son was able to follow along with the storyline relatively well.
Thank you to Netgalley and Tommy Nelson for an E-ARC in exchange for an honest review!
My dino loving boys enjoyed this cute story, imagining what it would be like to have dinosaurs be part of your Christmas celebrations. We giggled together and had enjoyed the bright colorful pictures that made the story even better! I'm sure this one will get read many times over the Christmas season...and beyond!
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My grandkids were big dinosaur fans, but as they have gotten older, they have lost a bit of interest. I think that might be why this book didn't grab them as much as I thought it might. In this book, dinosaurs come to spend Christmas and wreak havoc. They eat the tree, tangle up the lights, hang up their underwear instead of stockings, keep everyone awake snoring, eat all the food and more. It leaves the kids feeling very sad and lamenting that it is the worst Christmas. Seeing how sad the young boy is, pterodactyl takes him for a ride over the town where they drop gifts to everyone and see the town from up high. This changes his mood and after giving gifts, making snowmen celebrating with the dinos, it becomes the best Christmas ever. We talked about what makes a good Christmas and what might make it an unhappy Christmas. Unfortunately, they talked a lot about material things, which was a bit disappointing to me. We then talked about feelings and that it is okay to be sad about things, but also good to try and cheer people up. The illustrations were well done, with the dinosaurs done in a cartoonish form. Sometimes they showed actual size, others they were barely larger than the children. This would be a great book for kids who are fans of dinosaurs.
This book is perfect for any little one who loves both Christmas and dinosaurs! I'll definitely be grabbing a copy for my kids. The illustrations are fantastic, and I love how it features so many of their favorite dinosaurs!
Thank you NetGalley!
ARC Review
A Very Dinosaur Christmas by Adam Wallace
5/5 ⭐
Thank you to NetGalley @netgalley, Adam Wallace, and Tommy Nelson publishing @tommynelsonbooks for this e-book in exchange for an honest review.
If your little ones love dinosaurs and you're looking for a festive holiday read check out A Very Dinosaur Christmas. This was a fun story that brings dinosaurs to life and imagines what it would be like if dinosaurs were alive today to celebrate Christmas. Though it sounds like fun having dinosaurs around causes quite the mess. My 4 year old had a fun time with this book.
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This is a rhyming story about dinosaurs celebrating Christmas with children. The illustrations are very, very colorful and have so much detail and humour that readers will want to look closely at every page. Young ones will enjoy having this book read to them by a parent or grandparent, and because of the rhymes, will probably be able to read it off by heart after many reads..
I would say this is a secular book even though it is about Christmas as no mention of Christ is made.
I loved this book! The pictures were very bright and detailed.
The book overall was super cute and I know my middle son who is into dinosaurs would love this book!
It had some humor in the book that had me giggling.
I also loved that they made the dinosaurs fun and bright rather than dark and bland colors.
My son's review:
I love it, and I loved seeing the different types of dinosaurs. They're super funny it'd be scary to have them join. I loved how it rhymed!
My review:
This was adorable. Honestly, the T-Rex passing the food image was hilarious. I laughed several times. Though the flying dinosaurs would be convenient to deliver presents. Lol, super cute holiday book!
I received this book from NetGalley and Tommy Nelson to read/review. All of the statements above are my true opinions after fully reading this book.
My 3 year old is obsessed with dinosaurs currently. She asked me to read this back to back 3 times for bed time. She throughly enjoyed naming the different Dinos off to me.
"A Very Dinosaur Christmas" by Adam Wallace is a quick, great read. I usually read at our library's storytime and Adam Wallace is always a go-to author to read.
This is a great book! Cute and fun. I love the colorful pictures and my grandson loved the dinosaurs. I will definitely recommend this book!
We loved this story!
The illustrations were great, nice bright, colourful and funny!
What little girl or boy wouldn't love to see dinosaurs wearing Christmas jumpers!
I read the book with my 7 year old daughter and we thought that the story was really cute with the dinosaurs causing mayhem over Christmas.
The book is well written and it has a lovely flow to the story.
It is 5 stars from me for this one - a fun, festive read, very highly recommended!
Adam Wallace is a master storyteller! We love his other books here in the Children's Department and this one certainly did not disappoint. The artwork and rhyming was very fun AND funny! The dinosaurs were up to all kinds of trouble, but were also trying to enjoy the Christmas magic. This is definitely a read again and again kind of book!
I just put an order through for us. I can't wait to share it with our community! Thank you NetGalley and Tommy Nelson for the eARC!
This was a cute and fun read. Should dinosaurs be around for the holidays? Definitely for children though it did entertain me. I loved the fact that the dinosaurs were labeled at the front and the back. The craft at the end was a wonderful idea. The illustrations were well done and bright.
I received a copy through Netgalley, and this is my unsolicited review.
I received an electronic ARC from Tommy Nelson through NetGalley.
The dinosaurs come for Christmas and it may never be the same again. They want to participate in all of the festivities but somehow things get tangled up and broken. Readers will enjoy the humor and see all of the "disasters" happen until the main character has to hide and cry. Then, the story turns and everyone sees how much joy the dinos can bring as they share gifts with everyone. Brightly colored illustrations capture readers' attention and help keep them focused on the simple to follow text. Families can add a fun matching game as they locate the dinosaurs on the front and back end pages to identify them throughout the book.
Such a fun read! My preschoolers will absolutely love this book, and I can’t wait to read it to them during the holidays. I know this will be a common request in our classroom. Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy!
A Very Dinosaur Christmas by Adam Wallace is very cute dinosaur book for boys and girls at Christmas. I love the colorful illlustrations. The words are catchy and children will love them. I cannot wait till I read the story to my granddaughter.