While I didn’t personally love the book, I can see this being a big hit with children as it’s a good length, entertaining, funny, unexpected, and manages to teach a lesson about the difference between good and bad surprises. I imagine that the children who would love this book are the same ones that go on to adore Dogman and The Bad Guys. There is a casualness in the text that makes it feel like you’re experiencing it alongside the dinosaur.

This the best children's picture book I've read this year! Absolutely adorable and sure to become one of your child's favorites. The illustrations are colorful and the text is engaging. There are lots of Dinosaur books on the shelf and this one stands out!

If you have a young reader or audience who loves dinosaurs they will love this book. It had pretty graphics to go along with the story, but overall it was a simple and fast read.

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Kids for the advanced ready copy in exchange for an honest review.

The story is absolutely delightful, making for a truly enjoyable read that also provided a valuable learning experience. The illustrations were a delightful! Thank you SOURCEBOOKS Kids | Sourcebooks Jabberwocky and NetGalley. My review is my own.

Malakhai said that he liked the book. He said that he loved the surprises. He liked that Surprise Dinosaur was nice and didn’t eat people. As Malakhai’s mom, I enjoyed the book as well. Malakhai is starting to read on his own, and this was right in his level. The illustrations were beautiful and quite hilarious.

A carnivorous dinosaur enjoys surprising people, but not everyone enjoys being surprised by a large dinosaur with big teeth. The dino must find its place so that it is happy as well as those around it. This was a very cute dinosaur book that will teach kids about empathy for others by showing them not everyone likes surprises. The illustrations are cute and fit the mood of the story perfectly. Personally, I would love a surprise dinosaur to stop by to see me.

I love t-Rex’s and this was such a cute book. The art was adorable and the story was sweet. The perfect story book for bedtime reading.

Our dinosaur loves to surprise people, but people do not love being surprised by dinosaur. With help of another human, surprise dinosaur finds the perfect job where it’s perfectly OK to be a surprise. This book was fine. It was fun, but did feel a little long.

Surprise Dinosaur is a cute little book about a dinosaur who doesn’t quite understand social cues. The illustrations were great, colorful and eye catching. It’s a delightful story that promotes conversation about social situations and reading cues. The story’s message will be best understood by the early school age child that will understand the implied humor of the illustrations.

I really enjoyed this fun picture book.
Who wouldn't love to have a very large very toothy carnivorous dinosaur jump out and yell surprise? Turns out just about everyone, oh I guess he needs to learn when it's ok to surprise people.
This book takes us on a journey with an excited dinosaur who just wants to be a nice surprise, but finds that many people don't want to be surprised.
While it could be considered a little long, it has awesome potential as a read aloud because of how excited the dinosaur is.

This silly, engaging book about a dinosaur who loves surprises of all kinds but needs help understanding that not EVERYONE loves surprises of all kids is great for classrooms and conversations about social emotional learning and social language groups without feeling didactic! It can be used to talk about social clue finding, perspective taking, similarities and differences in people's preferences, and empathy! Highly recommend, especially for younger audiences!

A sweet little book about a dinosaur learning about social interactions and the appropriateness of situations. The illustrations were sweet, but the story was a little lopsided. I understood the message, but I'm afraid it may be loss on children. I would so definitely recommend, but perhaps for slightly older age bracket.

The overly excited title character, a friendly green T-Rex, narrates this tale of his visit to a school: “Surprise Dinosaur! That’s me! I love surprises. Everybody loves surprises.” Unfortunately, he scares many people so he tries to moderate his behavior with mixed results. The text is in both short paragraphs and dialogue balloons, and the humor seems best suited to children who are beginning school. The digitally created, full-color artwork resembles classic Warner Bros. cartoons, with the children representing various racial groups. The story is somewhat uneven but will help with social and emotional learning about social cues.

A dinosaur that loves surprises. He loves birthdays, school plays, holidays. People, however, are not so fond of surprises, especially from a dinosaur. So, he sets out on an adventure to gain the trust of the community with lots of surprises for everyone.

This is such a fun dinosaur book. The pictures were great. This is sure to be a fun read with your favorite youngster.

Thank you to NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

A nice book about a dinosaur who likes to surprise people. I’m not sure my children were the right ages for this book as it did not seem to old their interest (4 and 6).

This was a very fun book! Great message for silly kids. Lots of people love surprises but there's a time and a place! The illustration of the dinosaur taking off his human skin was a little.... jarring and I think I wouldn't have liked that as a kid, but it isn't TOO crazy. This was a very fast-based and engaging story that I could see kids loving.

I was excited for this e-book copy. The formatting was horrible. I tried viewing on my kindle colorsoft and my iPad Pro 12.9” devices. Was not able to finish and enjoy.

I loved Surprise Dinosaur! My kids loved it even more. I loved the message and will definitely be adding to their libraries 🖤

My son absolutely loved this book! He is currently running around the house yelling surprise dinosaur! He thought the book was so funny. The illustrations are bright and colorful and the text fun and engaging. This book will definitely be a new favorite in our house!