Reading Themes -> Picture Books -> Dinosaurs

Ahlberg, Allan. DINOSAUR DREAMS.  [Picture Book AH]
Three skeletons enter each other’s dreams about dinosaurs.

Bateman, Teresa. HUNTING THE DADDYOSAURUS.  [Picture Book BA]
Two young dinosaurs track their father around the house and finally tackle him in his easy chair.

Carrick, Carol.  WHAT HAPPENED TO PATRICK’S DINOSAURS?  [Picture Book CA]
Fascinated with dinosaurs, Patrick invents an imaginary explanation of why they become extinct.

Donnelly, Liza.  DINOSAUR BEACH.  [Picture Book DO]
Frightened sunbathers flee from a crowded beach when someone yells “Shark!”, but it’s really a friendly Elasmasaurus.

Donnelly, Liza. DINOSAUR GARDEN.  [Picture Book DO]
When Rex plants a dinosaur garden to attract dinosaurs, an unexpected guest comes to dinner.

Fleischman, Paul.  TIME TRAIN.  [Picture Book FL]
A class takes a field trip back through time to observe living dinosaurs in their natural habitat

Foreman, Michael. TRIP TO DINOSAUR TIME. [Picture Book FO]
A boy takes an unexpected trip back to dinosaur time.

French, Vivian. T. REX. [Picture Book FR]
While touring a special Tyrannosaurus rex exhibit, a young boy encounters some fascinating facts and even more intriguing questions about the predator in this lively ode to curiosity.

Grambling, Lois. CAN I HAVE A STEGOSAURUS, MOM? CAN I? PLEASE?  [Picture Book GR]
A child describes all of the possible advantages of having a stegosaurus as a pet.

Gurney, John.  DINOSAUR TRAIN.  [Picture Book GU]
Have your tickets ready for the most exciting ride of your life on the Dinosaur Train!

Hartman, Wendy.  DINOSAURS ARE BACK AND IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT, EDWARD!  [Picture Book HA]
Edward gets more nervous as his older brother tries to convince him that a dinosaur egg is about to hatch under his bed.

Hearn, Diane.  DAD’S DINOSAUR DAY.  [Picture Book HE]
Dad’s behavior changes when he becomes a dinosaur for a day.

Hennessy, B.G.  DINOSAUR WHO LIVED IN MY BACKYARD.  [Picture Book HE]
A young boy imagines what it was like long ago when a dinosaur lived in his backyard.

Hoff, Syd. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR.  [Early Reader H]
Six-year-old Danny invites his dinosaur friend to come to his birthday party.

Joyce, William.  DINOSAUR BOB AND HIS ADVENTURES WITH THE FAMILY LAZARDO. [Picture Book JO]
While vacationing in Africa, the Lazardo family finds and brings back to America a friendly dinosaur that becomes the talk of the town.

McCarty, Peter. T IS FOR TERRIBLE. [Picture Book MC]
A T-Rex explains that he cannot help it that he is enormous and hungry and not a vegetarian.

McKinlay, Penny. BUMPOSAURUS. [Picture Book MC]
When a little dinosaur keeps falling and bumping into things, his mother thinks he is adventurous, but his grandmother discovers the real problem.

Mitton, Tony. DINOSAURUMPUS!  [Picture Book MI]
Jon with the Triceratops, Stegosaurus, and friends as the dinosaurs stir up a dinosaurumpus!

Mosley, Francis.  DINOSAUR EGGS.  [Picture Book MO]
A lonely couple wishing for children hatches 3 dinosaur eggs and raises the resulting creatures to create an unusual, but successful family.

Most, Bernard.  IF THE DINOSAURS CAME BACK.  [Picture Book MO]
A young boy who wishes for the return of dinosaurs imagines how useful they would be.

Rohmann, Eric.  TIME FLIES.  [Picture Book RO]
A wordless tale in which a bird flying around the dinosaur exhibit in a natural history museum has an unsettling experience when a dinosaur seems to come alive and view the bird as a potential meal.

Schwartz, Henry.  HOW I CAPTURED A DINOSAUR.  [Picture Book SC]
Liz, who is fascinated by dinosaurs, finds a living Albertosaurus on a camping trip and brings it home to live with her.

Shields, Carol.  SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE DINOSAUR STOMP.  [Picture Book SH]
Many different dinosaurs gather to twist, twirl and tromp at a Saturday night party.

Steinberg, Laya. THEAURUS REX. [Picture Book ST]
Thesaurus Rex , a loveable dinosaur, introduces children to synonyms in this ryhyming text that takes him throughout his day.

Stickland, Paul.  TEN TERRIBLE DINOSAURS.  [Alphabet/Counting Picture Book ST]
Learn to count with the wildest bunch of stomping, romping dinosaurs ever!

Stickland, Paul. DINOSAUR ROAR!  [Picture Book ST]
Rhyming text presents all kinds of dinosaurs, including ones that are sweet, grumpy, spiky and lumpy.

Weatherby, Mark.  MY DINOSAUR.  [Picture Book WE]
Every night a little girl waits by her window for her friend the dinosaur, and when he comes, they play in the woods all night until the sun comes u

Wilhelm, Hans. TYRONE THE HORRIBLE.  [Picture Book WI]
A little dinosaur named Boland tries several ways of dealing with the biggest bully in the swamp, until finally hitting on a successful tactic.

Yolen, Jane. HOW DO DINOSAURS GET WELL SOON?  [Picture Book YO]
Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick.

Yolen, Jane. HOW DO DINOSAURS SAY GOOD-NIGHT?  [Picture Book YO]
Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say good-night from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and a kiss.