Dig, Dig, Dinosaur

DIG, DIG, DINOSAUR is a delightful picture book with basic facts about select dinosaurs. The book invites children to dig by turning cut-out pages to reveal the dinosaur skeleton before showing what the dinosaur looked like and giving some basic facts about it. Key dinosaurs shown include the diplodocus, tyrannosaurus, triceratops, and velociraptor.

What I loved: This is a great picture book for budding dinosaur lovers. The favorite in our house is certainly the "dig!" pages where they turn the cut-outs to reveal the buried skeletons. Basic facts about each dinosaur make it very approachable, and the last page for the diplodocus being a long fold-out is particularly delightful! This will work well for toddlers and preschoolers, with a small warning that they are regular picture book pages and could be torn by rougher readers.

The language is brief on each page with plenty of repetition and a pattern in text that works well for growing brains. The illustrations are colorful and show enough detail for children to see what the dinosaurs looked like as basic descriptions are provided. The font is clear and easy to read throughout, and the cut-outs plus fold-out page add plenty of interactive interest to the book.

Final verdict: DIG, DIG, DINOSAUR is a delightful picture book with basic facts about dinosaurs that is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. We love it!

Dig Dig DInosaur follows a group of children on an expedition to find some dinosaur bones. As they dig they encounter various bones and learn about the dinosaurs to which the bones belong. The adventurers are on a hunt to find the biggest dinosaur that they can find. 

What I liked: It can be hard to find a nonfiction book that a younger audience will enjoy and be able to follow. I was quite happy with this book because it was creatively done and informs children about dinosaurs in a manner that they will understand. I love the flaps that cover the dinosaurs and how they are different shapes. 

This book is written with words that young children can understand, the words that they don’t yet know are easy enough to explain. I like that no page has more than a few words so you don’t lose the listener’s attention. I appreciate that the images in this book tell the story so even if younger kids do not understand what is being read they can follow along with the illustrations. 

Final Verdict: Dig Dig Dinosaur is a book that children ages 2 and up will greatly enjoy. They will love imagining themselves as the adventurers in this story and enjoy flipping the flaps to see what they have encountered. Adults will enjoy reading this book out loud to a young audience and the plus is this book comes with a free stories-aloud audiobook.