Children's Books About... Dinosaurs

These books are on the shelves of the Dorothy Henry Branch in Vernon, NJ. It will be updated as frequently as possible to ensure that the titles offered are either still on the shelves, or in some cases, up to date.

Updated February 18, 2025
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Dictionary of dinosaurs :
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Dinosaurs
Walker, Sarah.
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Eye Wonder: Dinosaurs takes young readers back in time to an age when dinosaurs ruled the earth, from gentle Jurassic giants and the terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex, to fearsome packs of Velociraptors and herds of Hadrosaurs. A precursor to DK's awarding-winning Eyewitness series,...
First dinosaur encyclopedia.
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Go back in time with First Dinosaur Encyclopedia. A delightful first reference book about dinosaurs for young paleontologists, this updated edition of First Dinosaur Encyclopedia takes readers on a journey to the prehistoric world of dinosaurs. Find out everything there is to...
The journey home : The good dinosaur : Step into reading, step 2, reading with help
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Disney/Pixar The Good Dinosaur is a humorous and exciting original story about Arlo, a lively Apatosaurus with a big heart. After a traumatic event unsettles Arlo's family, he sets out on a remarkable journey, gaining an unlikely companion along the way--a human boy. This Step 2 Step into Reading...
Young Cam Jansen and the dinosaur game /
Adler, David A.
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Now even beginning readers can join in the fun of cracking cases with Cam Jansen, the red-headed detective with the photographic memory.
Dino records : the most amazing prehistoric creatures ever to have lived on Earth!
Agresta, Jen
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Curious which creatures ruled when dinosaurs roamed the Earth? Get ready to meet the record-setters, including the biggest, smallest, smartest, weirdest, deadliest, most notorious, and most mysterious of all time. You'll find fantastic firsts, including the first dinosaur fossils found and the first...
Fly Guy presents : dinosaurs
Arnold, Tedd.
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Learn all about dinosaurs with Fly Guy and Buzz!Fly Guy and Buzz are ready for their next field trip! And in FLY GUY PRESENTS: DINOSAURS they visit a natural history museum to learn all about dinosaurs. With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly full-bleed photographs throughout,...
When dinosaurs came with everything /
Broach, Elise.
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From beloved duo Elise Broach and David Small comes an adorable picture book about a little boy who gets a free dino with purchase! Free gift with purchase: Dinosaurs! Wait--free what?! Just when a little boy thinks he's going to die of boredom from...
Beyond the dinosaurs :
Brown, Charlotte Lewis.
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Strange and wonderful creatures shared the earth with the dinosaurs. Kronosaurus ruled the seas with teeth as big as bananas and jaws more powerful than a Tyrannosaurus rex's. Flying Pterodaustro spit water through hundreds of long, thin teeth. Deinosuchus, the giant crocodile, preyed on unlucky...
D is for dinosaur :
Chapman, Todd.
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Packed with fun facts and captivating illustrations, D is for Dinosaur: A Prehistoric Alphabet will grip dinosaur fans both young and old. Did dinosaurs really die out or is it possible they are still with us today? And what's bigger and scarier than the T-rex? From A to Z, D is for...
Dinosaur detectives
Chrisp, Peter.
Paper Book
This introduction to paleontology weaves together facts about fossil hunting with fictionalized first-person accounts from dinosaur detectives.
1,000 facts about dinosaurs, fossils, and prehistoric life
Daniels, Patricia
Paper Book
T. rex, triceratops, pterosaurs, saber-toothed cats! This colorful reference book is jam-packed with 1,000 fascinating facts about what these prehistoric creatures looked like, how they lived, and the evidence they left behind. From dinosaurs like Stegosaurus and...
Dinosaurs live on! :
DiSiena, Laura Lyn,
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Go back in time with this dino-mite book of fun facts about fossils, pterodactyls, the T. rex, and more! Did you know that the Tyrannosaurus rex was up to forty-two feet in length? How about that the Triceratops had between 400 and 800 teeth? ...
The big book of dinosaurs
Dixon, Dougal
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Bursting with dinosaur facts and dynamic artwork, to answer all your questions about the biggest-ever animals on Earth. A must have title for real dinosaur fans 7-10 years. In this book you will find the answers to all the dinosaur questions you have been dying to ask and many more you...
Dinosaurs dominate :
Dixon, Dougal
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Join a thrilling exploration of Jurrasic Life in Dinosaurs Dominate, Inside you'll find seriously Awesome Ancient Animals: from the mighty Allosaurus to the flying reptiles and the fish-lizards. Meet some of the biggest, scariest, and hungriest ones. Check out: Fantastic fossils, Vivid artworks,...
I want my book back /
Elbee, Viviane,
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Daryl loves the dinosaur book he checked out from the library; it takes him on roaring, stomping dinosaur adventures! But when Daryl has to return it, he'll do anything to get his favorite book back. Selected to Bank Street College of Education's list of Best Children's Books...
Barnum's bones :
Fern, Tracey E.
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Barnum Brown's (1873-1963) parents named him after the circus icon P.T. Barnum, hoping that he would do something extraordinary--and he did! As a paleontologist for the American Museum of Natural History, he discovered the first documented skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, as well as most of the...
How high can a dinosaur count? : and other math mysteries
Fisher, Valorie.
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Believe it or not, once Bessie balanced a tower of 8 beets. But today, when she tries to balance 8 beets . . . 3 fall. How many beets does Bessie balance today? A clever text and imaginative art mesh to create playful, simple math problems right on target for ages 5-99 . . . anyone who...
How to be a dinosaur hunter :
Forbes, Scott,
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* To be a dinosaur hunter you have to be ready to journey through space and time. This book will guide you to remote corners of the world and show you where and how to find dinosaur remains, ranging from bones and teeth to eggs...
Dino-why? :
Funston, Sylvia.
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Based on more than 11,000 questions that poured in from curious kids all over North America, Dino-Why? gives expert, up-to-the-minute answers to the best and most frequently asked questions about dinosaurs, fossils and paleontology. Young readers will find out how today's dino-hunters use everything...
Snowy surprise : Duck, Duck, Dinosaur : I can read, my first shared reading
George, K.
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It's snowing! But Feather and Flap are too cold to play with Spike in the snow. To keep them outside, Spike surprises them with gifts--skates, a sled, and a snowman. When these aren't enough to keep his siblings from shivering, Spike comes up with the best gift of all: warm scarves and...
Dinosaur discoveries /
Gibbons, Gail
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Here are the most recent theories about the history of dinosaurs, backed up with amazing facts about dinosaur discoveries. Gibbons discusses the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaccous periods and many of the non-bird dinosaurs that lived during each of those times.
The greatest dinosaur ever
Guiberson, Brenda Z.
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Which dinosaur was the greatest? Was it the tallest, the biggest, the strongest, the smartest, the weirdest, the fastest, or the smallest? Or was it the oldest bird, the best parent, the one with the best night vision, the best armor, or the longest tail spikes? In this picture book from Brenda Z...
Dinosaurs, dodos, and woolly mammoths
Gutman, Dan
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Think fast with A.J. and Andrea from My Weird School! Did you know that the biggest dinosaur was probably six stories high and half a football field long? Did you know that Utah is the only place in the world where it's legal to hunt dinosaurs?! Learn more weird-but-true dinosaur...
Atlas of dinosaur adventures /
Hawkins, Emily.
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From the team behind the best-selling Atlas of Adventures comes this prehistoric journey of discovery. Travel back in time to lock horns with a triceratops, stalk prey with a T. rex, and learn to fly with a baby pteranodon. With hundreds of things to spot and facts to learn, this is the...
We don't eat our classmates! /
Higgins, Ryan T.
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It's the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can't wait to meet her classmates. But it's hard to make human friends when they're so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope gets a taste of her own medicine and finds she may not be at the top of the food chain after all...
Tea Rex /
Idle, Molly Schaar.
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Some tea parties are for grown-ups. Some are for girls. But this tea party is for a very special guest. And it is important to follow some rules . . . like providing comfortable chairs, and good conversation, and yummy food. But sometimes that is not enough...
That's what dinosaurs do /
John, Jory.
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From The Bad Seed and The Good Egg creators, Jory John and Pete Oswald, comes a story about a dinosaur who loves to ROAR. William the dinosaur likes to roar. At the park"ROAR." At the bus stop"ROAR!" At the farm You bet. ROARRR! William never lets...
How big were dinosaurs? /
Judge, Lita,
Paper Book
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a Velociraptor for a walk, or try to brush a Tyrannosaur's teeth? We think of dinosaurs as colossal giants, but how big were they REALLY? With kid-friendly text and seriously silly illustrations, this fact-filled book puts dinosaurs next...
Boy, were we wrong about dinosaurs! /
Kudlinski, Kathleen V.
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The ancient Chinese thought they were magical dragons. Some old-time scientists thought that because they were so big, all they could do was float in water. Boy, were they wrong! Even today, once-common notions about dinosaurs are being revised as new discoveries are made. This lively book about the...
What kind of car does a T. Rex drive? /
Lee, Mark,
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Dinosaurs find their ideal vehicles in this hilarious, crowd-pleasing read-aloud, perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos and Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. It's the perfect gift for dinosaur lovers and fans of cars, trucks, and all things that go! When a...
The first dinosaur :
Lendler, Ian,
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A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 An Orbis Picture Recommended Title "An outstanding case study in how science is actually done: funny, nuanced, and perceptive." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Join early...
National Geographic kids ultimate dinopedia :
Lessem, Don
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Dinosaurs continue to fascinate kids, and although these amazing creatures roamed the Earth ages ago, new dinosaur discoveries are still being made today! The new edition of the popular Nat Geo Kids Dinopedia includes all the latest species and is the most complete, up-to-date dinosaur reference...
The smartest dinosaurs /
Lessem, Don
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Troodon would dig up their prey and could predict the movements of bugs! Giganotosaurus could identify other dinosaurs from far away by their smell! the Deinonychus worked together to hunt prey! Meet these and other smart dinosaurs!
Dinosaur hunters
McMullan, Kate.
Paper Book
The hunt is on for new information about our favorite prehistoric reptiles!
The dinosaur expert /
McNamara, Margaret.
Paper Book
Join Mr. Tiffin and his students on a trip to a natural history museum and learn all about dinosaurs and the scientists who discovered them! Mr. Tiffin and his students are back in another picture book, and this time the focus is on dinosaur-loving Kimmy. During a field trip to...
Dino-Gro /
Myers, Matthew,
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From the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Battle Bunny comes a laugh-out-loud story of a little sponge dinosaur that keeps growing...and growing...and growing.... Cole is very excited about his new Dino-Gro toy. He can't wait for it to reach its full size!...
One-osaurus, two-osaurus
Norman, Kim
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Part counting game, part dinosaur celebration, this energetic romp is a numbers concept book for the ages. One-osaurus, two-osaurus, three-osaurus, four! Look there, in a child's bedroom, where some prehistoric pals are gathered in a counting game. Nine...
Dinosaurs before dark /
Osborne, Mary Pope
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Read the #1 bestselling chapter book that started it all! Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Get whisked back in time in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie! Where did the tree house come from? Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them...
Dinosaur disaster /
Patterson, James,
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Junior, the first dog author to top the New York Times bestseller list, leads the canine heist of the century to fetch the ultimate treasure: DINOSAUR BONES! We're in luck, my person-pal, because we are going to see DINO-ROARS! Yes, we! Including me, Junior, everyone's favorite...
Dinosaur mountain : digging into the Jurassic Age
Ray, Deborah Kogan
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Earl Douglass was a teenager when he first heard about the Bone Wars--the frenzied race between paleontologists to unearth and classify dinosaur fossils--and he remained fascinated with these prehistoric giants for the rest of his life. As a geologist and botanist working at the Carnegie Museum...
You can be a paleontologist! /
Sampson, Scott D.
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Ever wondered how to find a dinosaur? Paleontologist Dr. Scott Sampson, host of Dinosaur Train on PBS Kids, tells kids how! How do paleontologists find dinosaur bones? How do they know what dinosaurs ate or looked like? And what is paleontology, anyway? Dr. Scott tackles all these questions and more...
Tiara Saurus Rex
Sayres, Brianna Caplan
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It's time for the Miss Dinosaur pageant and the girls are ready! Patty Saurus puts on her best dress. Stef O'Saurus covers her scales with jewels. Teri Dactyl practices flying and Sarah Topps practices hula hooping on all of her horns. But there's one dinosaur who doesn't need to prepare because...
Dinosaur vs. bedtime /
Shea, Bob.
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Fans of No, David! will love this not-quite-ready-for-bedtime book that launched a top-selling series--by favorite funny man Bob Shea! Roaaaar! Roaaaar! This little dinosaur usually wins everything, and nothing can stop him--not talking grownups...
Barnum Brown :
Sheldon, David.
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Barnum Brown had one ambition as a child: to grow up to be a great dinosaur hunter. And that's just what he did when he was hired by the American Natural History Museum--working to build their astounding collection. Barnum had a knack for finding dinosaur bones, a skill that rivaled the...
Bizarre dinosaurs :
Sloan, Christopher.
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With state-of-the-art, digitally modelled images, fantastic photos of fossils, and up-to-date scientific interpretations, Bizarre Dinosaurs introduces dino-lovers to a group of very strange creatures indeed. The cast of characters includes Masiakasaurus, a fierce some beats whose mouth...
What was the age of the dinosaurs? /
Stine, Megan
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Travel back to the time when the mighty dinosaurs ruled the earth. The Age of Dinosaurs began about 250 million years ago. In the beginning they were quite small but over time they evolved into the varied and fascinating creatures that captivate our imaginations today. What we...
Scaly spotted feathered frilled : how do we know what dinosaurs really looked like?
Thimmesh, Catherine.
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No human being has ever seen a triceratops or velociraptor or even the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex. They left behind only their impressive bones. So how can scientists know what color dinosaurs were? Or if their flesh was scaly or feathered? Could that fierce T.rex have been born with...
Egg marks the spot :
Timberlake, Amy.
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Indie Bestseller * Amazon Top 20 Children's Book * Amazon Best Children's Book * Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book * Chicago Public Library Best Book In the follow-up to the acclaimed and bestselling best book of the year by...
Lulu and the brontosaurus /
Viorst, Judith
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It's Lulu's birthday and she's decided she'd like a pet brontosaurus as a present. When Lulu's parents tell her that's not possible, Lulu gets very upset. She does not like it when things don't go her way. So she takes matters into her own hands and storms off into the forest to find herself a new...
Some dinosaurs are small
Voake, Charlotte
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The concept of size is relative -- and takes on prehistoric proportions -- in a funny and reassuring tale from a maven of children's books. Some dinosaurs are small and slow. They take their time in the prehistoric jungle, collecting fruits and leaves and using their tiny teeth...
Eggasaurus /
Wagh, Jennifer,
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In this funny and winsome epistolary picture book, a young boy who orders a dinosaur egg ends up with more than he--or his dad--bargained for! All Maximus wants is a pet dinosaur--is that really too much to ask? But when his dad tells him he must send the egg back to where it...
Dinosaurs /
Walker, Sarah.
Paper Book
Eye Wonder: Dinosaurs takes young readers back in time to an age when dinosaurs ruled the earth, from gentle Jurassic giants and the terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex, to fearsome packs of Velociraptors and herds of Hadrosaurs. A precursor to DK's awarding-winning Eyewitness series,...
Goldilocks and the three dinosaurs
Willems, Mo.
Paper Book
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is a new take on the fairy-tale classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears, so funny and so original--it could only come from the brilliant mind of Mo Willems, the author/illustrator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and the Elephant and Piggie series. ...
Iamasaurus /
Ylvisaker, Anne,
Paper Book
Iamasaurus. I am noodlevorous. One of the genus Ridiculorous. Mothers abhor us. Babies adore us. We romp and we stomp and we chomp on the floras. Turns out kids are not unlike T. rexes. Did you know both creatures share many of the same body parts-maxillae, mandibles, clavicles, ribs....
How do dinosaurs eat their food? /
Yolen, Jane
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The bestselling, award-winning team of Yolen and Teague are back with another playful dinosaur tale--a third full-length picture book about how dinosaurs behave at mealtime.How does a dinosaur eat all his food?Does he burp, does he belch, or make noises quite rude?Does he pick at his cereal, throw...
How do dinosaurs go to school? /
Yolen, Jane
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The bestselling, award-winning team of Yolen and Teague are back with another dinosaur tale--an additional full-length picture book about how dinosaurs behave at school. Everyone's favorite dinosaurs are back--and this time they are going to school. More fun dinosaur antics await. These...
How do dinosaurs say I love you? /
Yolen, Jane
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With more than 7 million copies sold, everybody's favorite bestselling dinosaurs are back to say: "I love you," in a VERY big way!Parents and children can never have enough ways to say "I love you"--and now, America's favorite dinosaurs are giving families a funny book, perfect for bedtime,...
How do dinosaurs say I'm mad? /
Yolen, Jane
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R-O-A-R! What happens when little dinosaurs get mad? And how do they calm down?Brimming with humor, this sparkling new book handles a timeless children's topic with wit and wisdom. Romp and stomp! Roar and slam! Almost everyone gets angry. But how can young dinosaurs also learn to calm down, take a...
How do dinosaurs get well soon?
Yolen, Jane.
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The bestselling, award-winning team of Yolen and Teague are back with another playful dinosaur tale--this time about a sick dinosaur child who catches the flu and must go to the doctor.What if a dinosaur catches the flu?Does he whimper and whine between each "At-choo"?Does he drop dirty tissues all...
How do dinosaurs stay safe?
Yolen, Jane.
Paper Book
From crossing the street with Mama to encountering a stranger, the playful but careful antics of America's favorite dinosaurs will make readers laugh aloud -- and prompt discussion of safety issues.Few things in childhood are as important as learning how to behave safely, and the topic deserves...

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