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|title=The Dinosaurs are Having a Party!
|sort=Dinosaurs are Having a Party!, The
|author=Gareth P Jones and Garry Parsons
|reviewer=Sam Tyler
|genre=For Sharing
|rating=4
|buy=Maybe
|borrow=Yes
|isbn=9781783440375
|pages=32
|publisher=Andersen
|date=August 2014
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783440376</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>1783440376</amazonus>
|website=http://www.garethwrites.co.uk/home/
|video=
|summary=Open the door, get on the dance floor, everyone is invited to a dinosaur party! 'The Dinosaurs are Having a Party!' is a fun and surreal picture book that poses the question would you go to a dinosaur party and where is the food?
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You've hired the clown, there appears to be enough food and goodie bags for everyone, but have you made one fatal mistake? Is the venue big enough, this is after all a party for dinosaurs. 'The Dinosaurs are Having a Party!’ tells of one such party fully populated by our extinct friends; apart from one small boy and his dog. Everything at the party appears to be fine, but where is the food?
''Dinosaurs Party'' is an extremely fun and slightly surreal children’s story that poses some questions you would only see in a story book. There is a Dr Suessian feel to the whole thing, not only in the oddness of a boy going to a nondescript suburban house for a dinosaur party, but also the rhyming couplets. In terms of the writing style Jones does a fantastic job of telling the story, whilst also making the rhyme work. There is always amusement when writing poetry about a loo, but he also manages to put across the slight trepidation of the young lad who is wondering where the food is.
Jones is more than ably supported by the illustrations of Parsons, it is here that the book excels. The use of colour is fantastic and the dinosaurs look wonderfully bizarre as they take part in a regular type of children's party. Parsons also uses every inch of space on the page; there is a lot to see and the giant dinosaurs often spill off the sides.
My only misgiving of the book is not to do with style, but the collapse of the narrative at the end. There are some very funny dinosaur-out-of-water moments throughout the book, but the conclusion feels flat and not linked that well with the rest of the book. You cannot help but feel a little disappointed at the end after an exhilarating book up until then.
Despite this issue, ''The Dinosaurs are Having a Party!'' is an extremely fun children’s book that any child with a slight mischievous side will love. It is the type of book that has earned the right to have an exclamation mark in the title. It’s Daft! Funny! Silly! And full of hungry dinosaurs and one confused little boy!
If this book appeals then we think you might also enjoy [[The Dirty Great Dinosaur by Martin Waddell and Leonie Lord]] and [[How To Raise A Dinosaur by Natasha Wing and Pablo Bernasconi]].
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|title=The Dinosaurs are Having a Party!
|sort=Dinosaurs are Having a Party!, The
|author=Gareth P Jones and Garry Parsons
|reviewer=Sam Tyler
|genre=For Sharing
|rating=4
|buy=Maybe
|borrow=Yes
|isbn=9781783440375
|pages=32
|publisher=Andersen
|date=August 2014
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783440376</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>1783440376</amazonus>
|website=http://www.garethwrites.co.uk/home/
|video=
|summary=Open the door, get on the dance floor, everyone is invited to a dinosaur party! 'The Dinosaurs are Having a Party!' is a fun and surreal picture book that poses the question would you go to a dinosaur party and where is the food?
}}
You've hired the clown, there appears to be enough food and goodie bags for everyone, but have you made one fatal mistake? Is the venue big enough, this is after all a party for dinosaurs. 'The Dinosaurs are Having a Party!’ tells of one such party fully populated by our extinct friends; apart from one small boy and his dog. Everything at the party appears to be fine, but where is the food?
''Dinosaurs Party'' is an extremely fun and slightly surreal children’s story that poses some questions you would only see in a story book. There is a Dr Suessian feel to the whole thing, not only in the oddness of a boy going to a nondescript suburban house for a dinosaur party, but also the rhyming couplets. In terms of the writing style Jones does a fantastic job of telling the story, whilst also making the rhyme work. There is always amusement when writing poetry about a loo, but he also manages to put across the slight trepidation of the young lad who is wondering where the food is.
Jones is more than ably supported by the illustrations of Parsons, it is here that the book excels. The use of colour is fantastic and the dinosaurs look wonderfully bizarre as they take part in a regular type of children's party. Parsons also uses every inch of space on the page; there is a lot to see and the giant dinosaurs often spill off the sides.
My only misgiving of the book is not to do with style, but the collapse of the narrative at the end. There are some very funny dinosaur-out-of-water moments throughout the book, but the conclusion feels flat and not linked that well with the rest of the book. You cannot help but feel a little disappointed at the end after an exhilarating book up until then.
Despite this issue, ''The Dinosaurs are Having a Party!'' is an extremely fun children’s book that any child with a slight mischievous side will love. It is the type of book that has earned the right to have an exclamation mark in the title. It’s Daft! Funny! Silly! And full of hungry dinosaurs and one confused little boy!
If this book appeals then we think you might also enjoy [[The Dirty Great Dinosaur by Martin Waddell and Leonie Lord]] and [[How To Raise A Dinosaur by Natasha Wing and Pablo Bernasconi]].
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