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Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners
by
Judy Sierra (Goodreads Author),
Tim Bowers
A little girl is shopping in a grocery store when—surprise!—she meets a dinosaur. Don't worry. The dinosaur is very friendly. She's polite, too. In this funny story, told in lilting read-aloud rhyme, the girl has numerous opportunities to be helpful to the clumsy shopping dino and demonstrate when to say "thank you," "excuse me," "I'm sorry," "You're welcome," and other ni...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
January 10th 2012
by Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Richie's Picks: SUPPOSE YOU MEET A DINOSAUR: A FIRST BOOK OF MANNERS by Judy Sierra and Tim Bowers, ill., Knopf, January 2012, 40p., ISBN: 978-0-375-86720-0
"As prehistoric people began to react with one another, they learned to behave in ways that made life easier and more pleasant. Manners had a practical purpose."
-- from Oracle ThinkQuest, "How Etiquette Began"
"Imagine that the dinosaur
Is standing by a bathroom door.
You have to pee! She's in your way.
Quick! What's the proper thing to say?"
To...more
"As prehistoric people began to react with one another, they learned to behave in ways that made life easier and more pleasant. Manners had a practical purpose."
-- from Oracle ThinkQuest, "How Etiquette Began"
"Imagine that the dinosaur
Is standing by a bathroom door.
You have to pee! She's in your way.
Quick! What's the proper thing to say?"
To...more
A plucky pig-tailed toddler and a pink horn-rimmed spectacle wearing tyrannosaurus rex exhibit perfect manners during their grocery store encounter.
An avalanche of apples in the produce aisle exhibits a “thank you” from the dinosaur when the little girl offers to pick them up for her. When the little girl loses control of her shopping cart in the cereal aisle, and dings the dino on the shin, she offers up her apologies, “I'm sorry.”
This duo's exchange of niceties while traipsing through the gr...more
An avalanche of apples in the produce aisle exhibits a “thank you” from the dinosaur when the little girl offers to pick them up for her. When the little girl loses control of her shopping cart in the cereal aisle, and dings the dino on the shin, she offers up her apologies, “I'm sorry.”
This duo's exchange of niceties while traipsing through the gr...more
While grocery shopping, a young girl encounters a dinosaur in the aisles and at the check-out line. Both dinosaur and child have good manners, and know exactly what to say when they meet and when an accident occurs. The rhyming text makes this one fun to read aloud while also providing examples of when it is appropriate to say "please, "thank you," "no, thank you," or even "I'm sorry" or "excuse me." This is the perfect way to model good manners for youngsters, especially since it comes from a c...more
This book seemed like a knock off of Jane Yolen's "How Do Dinosaurs...?" series, but not as well illustrated or written. If you are looking for a manners/behavior book featuring dinosaurs, I would recommend those instead. Also, I cringed a little at the line where the dinosaur refused to eat something because it would make her look fat. Really? There wasn't any other scenario Sierra could create to illustrate the use of "no thank you"?
Sep 17, 2012
Robin
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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Somewhere in my travels, I ended up with a poster for this book. So before I affixed it to the wall in the Children's Library, I ordered the book. And, of course, I was quite pleased with this simple story about using manners (something that everyone should do, of course)illustrated with a large dinosaur who interacts with a young girl in the grocery store. The message here is: use your manners no matter what or who you meet!
Apr 12, 2012
The Library Lady
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Okay, this is a book with a purpose, noted right in the subtitle. But since it's done by Judy Sierra it's done with a lovely light touch and rhymes that work. The dinosaur is a motherly type, complete with pink retro glasses and a purse. This should do well both with dinosaur lovers and with the sort of parents who constantly want crappy "Berenstain Bear" morality fables--and you can hand it to them without a shudder.
Apr 12, 2013
Shanaria
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imagination,
manners
This is an excellent book about manners. Even though what is happening in the story will not happen in real life it a great example for kids its fun and has rhyming in the story as well.
Prepare a class snack and have the kids practice their manners by asking for more please and having to ask a classmate to please pass something etc.
Prepare a class snack and have the kids practice their manners by asking for more please and having to ask a classmate to please pass something etc.
Apr 13, 2012
Shazzer
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3 of 5 stars
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Lovely rhyming story from the always wonderful Judy Sierra. It's a great book for teaching manners, in a call and response way perfect for storytime. My one quibble is the "taking food from a stranger" bit, even when the stranger is a motherly like dinosaur you just met at the grocery store. That's a conversation moment, to be sure.
I LOVE THIS BOOK! I think the illustrations are adorable, and I think that the author did a great job of presenting situations where you have to use manners in a fun and engaging way. I thought it was clever and well done, and I featured it on my blog!
A perfectly good book, save for an unfortunate and unnecessary line about how the dinosaur doesn't want to eat butter brickle because she is worried that it will make her fat. Not remotely the kind of message we want to introduce to our daughters.
When a little girl meets a dinosaur at the grocery store, she gets to practice her manners. Readers get a chance to practice as well when the book works to interact with the reader. A very wonderful take on such a lesson.
What a great way to introduce the polite things we say to one another, and in a preschooler-friendly context! With DINOSAURS! The illustrations have lots of little details that will require repeated looks.
While shopping at the grocery store, a little girl encounters a dinosaur shopping, and they display good manners during their interactions. Pros: fun illustrations; rhyming text; introduces basic manners.
This book was very cute. My children love stuff that's silly and having a dinosaur at the grocery store they laughed through the whole book. It had manners in a very cute fun way!
This rhyming book is a great, fun introduction to simple manners like "please" and "thank you." We get lots of requests for manners books, and this one will fit the bill perfectly.
Very cute introduction to manners. Rhyming text and fun illustrations (I want those pink glasses;) make this a great book for storytime. Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up
Funny and painless way to teach manners to young kids based on what you should say in certain social situations, in this case with a huge dinosaur with pink horn-rimmed glasses.
This reminded me a lot of What Do You Say, Dear?.
I enjoy this book about as much as my 2 yr old daughter! This is the cutest book and she started repeating the responses immediately! Its a must have for toddlers!
A well-mannered girl and a well-mannered dinosaur exercise their manners in a grocery store. Young readers will love the fun illustrations.
Feb 01, 2012
Jess
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sweet way to teach manners to the youngest reader - fun illustrations, and a bit of role playing/participation make this a fun book.
Nice twist on manners book. It uses scenario based events that allow the child to decide how they should politely answer.
Delightful way to teach real world manners to children. I love the look on tags baby's face as it watches the dinosaur!
May 02, 2013
Bri Zabriskie
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to-own,
childrens-books
Darling. Clever. Not too long for my tot. Fun! Oh and it's about a dinosaur. Doesn't get any better for my little boy!
Illustrates basic polite behavior that one might need to use while grocery shopping at the same time as a dinosaur.
Sep 16, 2012
*Glamazon*
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library-book,
picture-books
This is a really great book for manners because it can be interactive. The illustrations are really great too! Love it!
I really appreciated how the questions and answers are broken up, making it great for a read aloud.
The manners may have been overlooked by my 3 year old boy cousin as he was more interested in the wondrously silly pictures by Tim Bowers. I'm pretty sure our Aunt owned a pair of glasses just like the ones the dinosaur is wearing. It's a great read aloud thanks to the rhyming text by Judy Sierra. In fact we read it a few times and got more animated with each telling. The little guy loves to be dramatic and tried to engage me in reenacting the scenes so maybe the manners did sink in a bit.
Great book. Manners, dinosaurs, simple text,great illustrations, and it rhymes!
A fun way to introduce manners to young readers. Would be great for a manners storytime.
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