Crunch the Shy Dinosaur
Paperback – Picture Book, January 21, 2020
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · January 21, 2020
From Cirocco Dunlap (This Book Will Not Be Fun) and Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner Greg Pizzoli (The Watermelon Seed) comes a charming, giggly read-aloud that illustrates the particular art of making a friend!
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- Who it’s for
- A warm, giggly read-aloud turns the delicate business of making a new friend into play.
- Themes
- Making friends, Respecting personal space, Welcoming differences
- Genres
- Dinosaurs & Prehistory, Friendship, Funny Stories
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From Cirocco Dunlap (This Book Will Not Be Fun) and Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner Greg Pizzoli (The Watermelon Seed) comes a charming, giggly read-aloud that illustrates the particular art of making a friend! Crunch is a lovely and quiet brontosaurus who has hidden himself in some shubbery and is rather shy. He would like to play, but it will require some gentle coaxing from you! If you are patient and encouraging, you will find yourself with a new friend!
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This book is a warm, funny example of how to engage with someone new, who is perhaps a bit different from you. Lessons in friend-making (such as minding personal space and demonstrating interest in another's hobbies) are delivered so subtly that children will absorb them unconsciously as they delight in Crunch's silly hat and dance moves! Cirocco Dunlap (This Book Will Not Be Fun) and Greg Pizzoli (The Watermelon Seed) enchant and surprise us with their first collaboration. A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2018!
A Gentle Hello
A warm, giggly read-aloud turns the delicate business of making a new friend into play.
Come here for
- A shy dinosaur, a silly hat, and some memorable dance moves
- A playful take on giving someone new room to warm up
Expect
- Gentle coaxing and encouragement
- Friend-making lessons tucked into the fun
Where it sits
| Friendship | 88% |
|---|---|
| Dinosaurs & Prehistory | 77% |
| Funny Stories | 61% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Dinosaurs & Prehistory
- Funny Stories
- Friendship
- Authors
- Cirocco Dunlap
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- January 21, 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Making friends · Respecting personal space · Welcoming differences
- Reading lane
- Dinosaurs & Prehistory