We were recently sent three books, which have been written by two of the boys from McBusted, Tom Fletcher & Dougie Poynter.
I think the first thing that caught my attention was the titles!
I think the illustrations are great, they are colourful and the dinosaur looks quite cute. The font is easy to read and is large enough for older children to start reading themselves. The text is also well spaced on each page, so not to make it overwhelming for young readers.
All the books follow a rhyming couplet style, so children will start to predict what comes next and begin to learn the story.
Onto the individual books;
‘The Dinosaur that pooped Christmas’
This story is about a little boy Danny, who is very greedy and wants everything for Christmas. Instead, he gets a giant egg which hatches to reveal a very hungry dinosaur. The dinosaur eats all of Christmas and even Danny’s family. He then feels guilty that Christmas is ruined and poops out everything he ate and all is well in the end.
‘The Dinosaur that pooped the past’
Danny and the dinosaur go back in time to hang out with some other dinosaur friends. The dinosaur then has to poop them all out of the past, so they can get home to Granny and her broccoli cake!
‘The Dinosaur that pooped a planet’
Danny and the dinosaur go into space, but there is no food, so the dinosaur eats their rocket! How will they get home?! You’ve guessed it…
Here is a little video to give you more insight into the books.
Our verdict
The books went a bit over Baby’s head, she is still a little young to get the humour. I do like the style of the writing and the great illustrations that continue throughout all the books. However, for me I would rather read her a book about another subject than poo. I think older children and especially little boys, might ‘get’ it a bit more and find it funnier than I did. Having said that they are harmless fun stories, that I am sure lots of children will love.
Disclosure: We were sent these books in return for an honest review.
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These books look great, I think LP would find them hilarious! x
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I think Baby was just too young to get the full benefit! x
My boys would love these. Thanks for sharing.