By Ame Dyckman

Illustrated by Jennifer Harney

On Sale: Apr 18, 2023
Page Count: 40 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780316593298

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From author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Jenn Harney comes a hilarious faux-cautionary tale featuring dad jokes and tantrum-throwing dinosaurs!

In this outrageous “safety guide,” a child in a museum asks their parents how the dinosaurs all became extinct. Well, their father has some theories. Gallimimus? Ran with scissors. Ankylosaurus? Tipped in their chair. Spinosaurus? Swam after eating. Tyrannosaurus rex? Didn’t change their underwear. By the end of the story, the child vows to never do any of these “dangerous” things again. Those dinosaurs should have been more careful!

This off-the-wall picture book written by New York Times bestselling author Ame Dyckman with uproarious illustrations by Jenn Harney will have kids laughing out loud as they see dinosaurs getting into some all-too-familiar hijinks.

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Ame Dyckman is the award-winning author of You Don't Want a Dragon!, That's Life!, Dandy, Read the Book, Lemmings!, You Don't Want a Unicorn!, Horrible Bear!, the New York Times Bestselling Wolfie the Bunny, and more. You can visit Ame on Twitter (@AmeDyckman).

Jenn Harney lives near Cleveland, Ohio, with her family, a corgi named Steve, and the ghost of the once oldest living now extinct goldfish in North America. Two of her previous books include Underwear! and Swim Swim Sink. Jenn invites you to visit her Twitter @jennharknee.

A Kids’ Indie Next List Pick
A Barnes and Noble Reads "50 Best Books to Bring to a Baby Shower" pick
An Amazon Best Books of April 2023 pick
A 2024 Bank St College Best Books pick
A Virginia Readers’ Choice book
* "Visual humor abounds in this delightful laugh-out-loud picture book…Share this for an especially spirited story hour."
The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books, starred review
"Harney’s energetic art buoys the drama of the hilarious, untimely ends.... Dinophiles will rejoice; storytimes will be even sillier."
Kirkus
“Dyckman’s wacky, over-the-top humor is paired well with Harney’s exuberant…illustrations.“
Horn Book
"“Dyckman…conjures up a dinosaur-based strategy with sky-high stakes.”
Publishers Weekly
“Young dinophiles, once they stop chortling, will get the point."
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Ame Dyckman

About the Author

Ame Dyckman is the award-winning author of Wolfie the Bunny (illustrated by Zachariah OHora), Boy + Bot and Tea Party Rules, and loves writing for children so she doesn’t have to grow up. Ame lives in New Jersey with her family, pets, and hair bow collection.

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Jennifer Harney

About the Illustrator

Jennifer Harney has illustrated several picture books, including This is Not a Sleepy Bear Book by Brian Gehrlein, How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide by Ame Dyckman, and How to Become a Knight (in Ten Easy Lessons) by Todd Tarpley. She is the author and illustrator of Underwear! and Swim, Duck, Swim!. Jenn lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband, her daughter, a corgi named Steve, and the ghost of the oldest living goldfish in North America.

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