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Don't invite dinosaurs to dinner, or take them to the shops… don't take them to a football match, or to sports day, or to the zoo …. In fact, '''DON'T''' take a dinosaur anywhere because, as you will find out, it's a really, really bad idea!

I've got to tell you now, that I really love this book – firstly, the stanzas are the well-paced rhyming variety and not your ''moon'', ''June'', ''spoon'' assortment of verse, either, which was a pleasant surprise and went down very well in our house and secondly there are fold out flaps which are huge and beautifully illustrated, often with hilarious punch lines lurking inside.

The array of events and occasions that you should keep your friendly neighbourhood dinosaur away from are original, many and varied and rather well thought out too and the concluding twist in the tale toward the end of the story is a cute, comforting and suitably gentle one (and I don't mean ''cute'' as in ''nauseating'', I really do mean ''cute'').

Sensibly redressing the portrayal of dinosaurs as monsters, this is another one you can rely on to not disturb the younger pre-schooler and for that reason alone I recommend it wholeheartedly. The fact that it ticks so many other boxes is a bonus and I can see this little book sitting in a prominent position on the shelf for a long time to come.

For further reading, the occupants of our household, adult and child, rather enjoy a rhyming story – I've mentioned it before, but we adore [[Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson|Tyrannosaurus Drip]] and [[The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson|The Gruffalo]] both by Julia Donaldson. We also very heartily recommend [[The Day The Gogglynipper Escaped by James McKnight and Mark Chambers]] because it’s fun and follows the monster theme.

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