Winner of the 2023 Gold Medal BookFest AwardWinner of the 2023 PenCraft Award
Winner of the 2023 FAPA President's Gold Award
Winner of the 2022 Moonbeam Spirit Award Bronze Board BookROAR! Dinosaurs don’t wear shirts! Every parent knows the struggle of getting a child dressed and out the door. But with a cast of hilariously coiffed dinosaurs to teach toddlers how to stomp their feet into pant legs and reach their claws into shirts, getting dressed becomes a game. With this playful companion to
How to Potty Train a Dinosaur, your little dino lover will beg to join in the fun and get dressed like a dinosaur!
The perfect book for any parent struggling to help their child get dressed in the morning.
"Parents and grandparents, early childhood teachers, and daycare providers will be nodding their heads as they read this totally relatable picture book by Robin Currie. How to Dress a Dinosaur is an entertaining read-aloud filled with heart and humor that engages from the first page to the last. Vibrant illustrations by Alycia Pace depict a wonderfully diverse family and cast of dinosaur characters that are sure to delight! I wish I’d had this book when I was teaching kindergarten and raising my own children—I might not have had to sing dozens of nonsense songs each time I helped the children get dressed."
—Vivian Kirkfield, BA, MS.Ed, author of From Here to There: Inventions That Changed the Way the World Moves, Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe, and Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor
"How to Dress a Dinosaur captures an everyday conflict: diaper-clad 'dino' versus Mom. With places to go, Mom must navigate the daily routine—the dinosaur way! Don your shirt with a velociraptor and put your pants on with a triceratops. But beware the mama T-Rex! Hilarious art adds human features to a variety of famous dinos. It’s easy to see daily life with children in the colorfully illustrated dinos. It’ll remind you of trying to get out the door AND the Jurassic period. Perfect for the mom of any dinosaur-obsessed littles."
—Ridgeway Burns, assistant director at Hinsdale Public Library
"For anyone who has ever tried to help an uncooperative young child get dressed—help is on the way! How to Dress a Dinosaur by Robin Currie and Alycia Pace is a creative way to actively engage children in getting dressed by acting like a dinosaur. Getting children ready for school or daycare can be a frustrating contact sport! (I know; I have a two-year-old grandchild!) This book makes that process more of an entertaining game using active imagination. Spoiler alert: This book is not only fun and instructional, it is educational too! Children will learn the names of ten different dinosaurs and what they look like on their way to getting dressed, brushing their teeth, and hopping into their car seat to start their day! It is a ROARING good time!"
—Diane Hessinger, director of children’s ministries at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and former preschool director and educator