Dad's Dinosaur Day But by the end of the day, Mikey wants his old dad back. He doesn't go to work, and he doesn't drive Mikey to school. He's having a dinosaur day! When Dad becomes a dinosaur he gets to play on the playground with Mikey, take a shower in t
| TITLE | : | Dad's Dinosaur Day |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.54 (404 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0689826117 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 32 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 1999-05-01 |
| GENRE | : |
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO DAD? One magical morning, Mikey's dad just isn't his usual self. He doesn't go to work, and he doesn't drive Mikey to school. He's having a dinosaur day! When Dad becomes a dinosaur he gets to play on the playground with Mikey, take a shower in the yard, and have pizza for dinner. He and Mikey have a real blast. But by the end of the day, Mikey wants his old dad back. Then, the next morning, something strange happens -- to Mom!
Editorial : From Publishers Weekly Dad just isn't himself. "I guess he's having a dinosaur day, Mikey," says the narrator's mother as Dad, incarnated as a three-toed, bipedal dinosaur, sits at the breakfast table stuffing his maw with pages from the Local Yokel . Mikey and his mother watch as Dad declines his usual responsibilities: " 'Aren't you going to work?' I asked him. 'Dinosaurs don't know how to work,' roared Dad." Instead, Dad carries Mikey to school on his back, then stays to turn the jump-rope during recess. Preschoolers will like Hearn's determinedly uncooperative dinosaur dad, even if they don't understand the metaphor. The art is cheerful and cartoony, never threatening. One particularly exuberant picture shows the dinosaur having a shower on the front lawn under a sprinkler (" 'Dinosaurs don't fit into bathtubs,' roared Dad") while his son cavorts as well. The ending strikes a whimsic
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