Jane Yolen is the beloved author of more than 365 books for
children and adults, including award-winning picture books,
fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. In addition to two Nebula Awards
and a National Book Award nomination, she has received a Golden
Kite from SCBWI, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, and the
California Young Reader Medal. Yolen's How Do Dinosaurs Say Good
Night? was an ALA Notable Book and a Christopher Medal winner. The
book has gone on to become a widely popular bestselling series. She
lives in Western Massachusetts.
Mark Teague is the international bestselling illustrator (and
author) of more than 50 books for children. His numerous awards and
honors include the Book Sense Book of the Year Award and the
Christopher Medal. He has illustrated the widely successful How Do
Dinosaurs...? series. He is the author of the popular Dear Mrs.
LaRue, Firehouse!, and Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries.
He lives in New York State.
Echoing the tone and look of How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?, these collaborators' latest guide to dino etiquette offers a jaunty comedy of errors, er, table manners. In the first half, against spare backdrops with a 1950s feel, dinosaurs behave kid-pleasingly naughtily when their human parents serve them meals. As Yolen's rhyming narrative asks questions ("How does a dinosaur eat all his food? Does he burp, does he belch, or make noises quite rude?"), Teague's illustrations provide affirmative answers, comically capturing the dining dinos' antics: one is covered in spaghetti after throwing his plate into the air, another blows bubbles in his milk glass and a third lies on the floor, happily sticking beans up his nose. The tables turn in the second half, when narrative and pictures offer Miss Manners alternatives while revisiting the same prehistoric heroes. One willingly says "Please" and "Thank you" (while wearing a bib) and another "tries every new thing, at least one small bite. He makes no loud noisesAthat isn't polite." Young dinosaur fans will enjoy encountering novel characters here (all labeled on the endpapers), as Teague has invited an unusual array of species to this tasty feast. Ages 3-5. (Sept.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
PreS-Gr 2-This animated version of the popular picture book (Blue Sky Press, 2005) written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Mark Teague is sure to be popular with young dinosaur fans. It takes a light-hearted look at the dino-sized and ill-behaved antics that can run rampant during a child's mealtime. Youngsters turn into a variety of dinosaurs to magnify these bad table manners to the dismay of their worn out parents. Teague's gouache-and-ink illustrations transfer nicely to the screen, and the rhyming text calmly and clearly narrated by the author adds to the whimsy of the story. This film is brief enough to be used at the end of a dinosaur-themed preschool story time. A fun choice for library collections.-Kathryn Tvaruzka, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
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