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Dinosaur Thunder
by
Marion Dane Bauer (Goodreads Author),
Margaret Chodos-Irvine
An imaginative story of a little boy who conquers his fear of thunder!
When lightning flares in the faraway sky, and clouds growl like lions waking, big brother Chad is thrilled by the coming storm. But not little Brannon. He looks for a place to hide. Each adult tries to calm Brannon in turn, by comparing the thunder to something that's not scary.
"It's only a big cat purri...more
When lightning flares in the faraway sky, and clouds growl like lions waking, big brother Chad is thrilled by the coming storm. But not little Brannon. He looks for a place to hide. Each adult tries to calm Brannon in turn, by comparing the thunder to something that's not scary.
"It's only a big cat purri...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
May 1st 2012
by Scholastic Press
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If you are a parent (and judging from their reviews a lot of the teachers and librarians who review picture books here aren't) odds are you have dealt with a child who is afraid of thunder. My own 13 yr old STILL is known to flee to my bed during a bad storm. And though she knows she is safe inside, that the thunder really is "clouds bumping", she still hates it.
So I can really empathize with the family here, all trying to reassure small Brannon (and if that's a real name that kid will be spelli...more
So I can really empathize with the family here, all trying to reassure small Brannon (and if that's a real name that kid will be spelli...more
Two brothers are playing with some blocks when a thunder storm starts outside. The younger brother gets scared and wants to hide from what sounds like "lions waking." Various members of the family tell Brannon that the thunder is only "a big cat purring" or "angels bowling in heaven" or other such things. Each explanation only causes Brannon to run and hide again, just as scared as ever. Only when his older brother tells him that it is "dinosaurs stomping around" does Brannon get excited. Becaus...more
When Brannon feels anxious about the thunder accompanying a storm, his family tries to reassure him by comparing it to "a big cat purring" (unpaged), "angels bowling in heaven" (unpaged), "the clouds bumping together" (unpaged), and "dinosaurs stomping around" (unpaged). Although he draws comfort from all the suggestions, his big brother Chad's linking the storm to dinosaurs does the trick since he loves dinosaurs, as do many youngsters. I loved the language used to describe Brannon's reaction t...more
I'm middle ground on this book. I like the story and the way each family member tries to help the boy overcome his fear. I enjoyed seeing the different places that he hid and liked which explanation he took to the best. (Good job, brother.) I was a little put off by some of the punctuation; perhaps that was my personal preferences as an editor. At times I liked the illustrations, and at times they didn't seem to fit the book. But overall the book is fine and there will be definite audiences that...more
An imaginative story of a little boy who conquers his fear of thunder! When lightning flares in the faraway sky, and clouds growl like lions waking, big brother Chad is thrilled by the coming storm. But not little Brannon. He looks for a place to hide. Each adult tries to calm Brannon in turn, by comparing the thunder to something that's not scary. "It's only a big cat purring," Daddy says. But Brannon has once been frightened by a cat--and again, he runs to take cover. It's not until the thunde...more
I didn't like this one much at all at first--the art really doesn't do much for me, and I didn't really care about Brennan (or whatever the kid's name is) and his fear of thunder. But once the kid's brother brings up dinosaurs during a storm to explain the noise, it actually gets super cute. I can see it being a great choice for kids like the one in this book, who are afraid of thunder but love dinosaurs...
I like this book because thunder is scary to a lot of kids (I remember being afraid of it) and adults have come up with various explanations (angels bowling in heaven) to make it less scary, but sometimes those explanations are scary or don't work for a specific kid. In this case, picturing dinosaurs in the sky, which the little boy is fascinated with, does the trick.
Jan 29, 2013
June
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fear of thunder, dinosaur and rain requests
A fun new book about a boy who is afraid of thunder. Various family members try to comfort him, with no success; until his brother compares the thunder to dinosaurs, which Brannon knows about. Looking forward to trying this in my spring rain story time.
Not quite up there with my favorite thunder books- "Thunder Cake" and "One Hippopotamus" - but the concept is energetic and imaginative. Family members have different ways of explaining thunder to a fearful boy. It's his brother and his own imagination that help him deal with his fear though. Energetic pictures tumble forward. And dinosaurs are always popular - especially as a way to take the crash of a storm and make it more palatable to the preschool set.
Thunder can be very scary. The entire family uses their imagination to help Brannon get over his fear of thunder. The illustrations are catching and let you see how active Brannon's imagination really is. Enjoyable read for young children, especially during stormy weather.
Love the concept and will have some great kid appeal, but the language and illustrations just don't capture my attention.
Great for dinosaur storytime or a child trying to get over being afraid of loud storms. Great use of vocabulary too.
Very cool illustrations that use a variety of printmaking techniques. Cute story for kids who are afraid of thunder.
Brannon is afraid of thunder and lightning until his brother compares the noise to Brannon's beloved dinosaurs.
Loved it for my tot. Not as clever as some books about fears but my kid loves dinos so good for us.
A simple little book about a child getting over his fear of thunderstorms.
Good "different perspectives" book.
The book was about a young boy, Brannon who was afraid of thunder until he could relate the sounds with dinosaurs. Most of the illustrations looked too busy except for the dinosaur ones. Overall, the kids during storytime who understood what thunder was enjoyed the story.
Apr 29, 2013
Marissa
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Marion Dane Bauer is the author of more than eighty books for young people, ranging from novelty and picture books through early readers, both fiction and nonfiction, books on writing, and middle-grade and young-adult novels. She has won numerous awards, including several Minnesota Book Awards, a Jane Addams Peace Association Award for RAIN OF FIRE, an American Library Association Newbery Honor Aw...more
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