I'm a Dirty Dinosaur explained

I'm a Dirty Dinosaur
Author:Janeen Brian
Illustrator:Ann James
Cover Artist:Ann James
Language:English
Genre:Children's picture book
Published:2013 (Penguin Books)
Media Type:Print (paperback)
Pages:22 (unpaginated)
Isbn:9780670076154
Oclc:810397899

I'm a Dirty Dinosaur is a 2013 Children's picture book written by Janeen Brian and illustrated by Ann James. It is about a small dinosaur that revels in covering itself in mud then goes to a swamp to get clean.

Reception

A star review in Kirkus Reviews of I'm a Dirty Dinosaur wrote "It is nearly impossible to look at without reading aloud, chanting aloud, and even tapping and stamping and sliding: extreme joyousness."[1] Publishers Weekly wrote "Brian’s narrative lends itself to reading aloud, and it invites both chiming in and imitating the dinosaur’s movements (preferably sans mud)."[2]

I'm a Dirty Dinosaur has also been reviewed by School Library Journal,[3] Reading Time,[4] Magpies,[5] and Scan: The Journal For Educators.[6]

It won a 2014 Speech Pathology of Australia Award,[7] and is a 2014 CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood honour book,[8] with the judges noting its "sharp, lilting language to convey the light-hearted, fun filled celebration of guilt free playing in the mud." and " the illustrator’s seemingly effortless outline drawings, ..".[9]

There is a sculpture of the little dinosaur at the Storybook Walk, Thalassa Park, Onkaparina, South Australia.[10]

External links

Library holdings of I'm a Dirty Dinosaur

Notes and References

  1. I'm A Dirty Dinosaur . 1 August 2014 . Kirkus Reviews . Kirkus Media LLC . 18 September 2020.
  2. I'm A Dirty Dinosaur . 4 August 2014 . Publishers Weekly . PWxyz LLC. 18 September 2020.
  3. I'm A Dirty Dinosaur . Nancy Jo Lambert . School Library Journal . Media Source Inc. . 2014 . 18 September 2020.
  4. August 2013 . I'm A Dirty Dinosaur . Reading Time . Children's Book Council of Australia . 57 . 3 . 23 . 18 September 2020.
  5. Christine Horsfield . May 2013 . I'm A Dirty Dinosaur . Magpies . Magpies Magazine Pty. Ltd . 28. 2 . 26 . 18 September 2020.
  6. 2014 . Picture Books . Scan . . 33 . 2 . 67–74 . 18 September 2020.
  7. Web site: Book of the Year Awards: Past Awards (link to a pdf file) . speechpathologyaustralia.org.au . Speech Pathology Australia . 18 September 2020.
  8. Web site: Short List 2014 . cbca.org.au . Children's Book Council of Australia . 18 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books – EARLY CHILDHOOD . Admin . 15 August 2014 . readingtime.com.au . Children's Book Council of Australia . 18 September 2020.
  10. Web site: I'm a Dirty Dinosaur . onkaparingacity.com . City of Onkaparinga . 18 September 2020.