Colossal Fossil: The Dinosaur Riddle Book

by Mike Thaler

Presents a variety of knock-knocks, riddles, and other jokes about dinosaurs

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Mike Thaler, born in Los Angeles, started his professional career drawing cartoons for adults. A children's book editor saw one of his cartoon stories in a national magazine and encouraged Mike to try writing for children. His first attempt met with success, and "The Magic Boy" was published in 1961.

Mike has produced over 220 published books and is known as “America’s Riddle King.” He has also been called “The Court Jester of Children’s Literature.”

Mike Thaler lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Patty. He gladly welcomes all invitations to do church and school programs, and other book events.

Mike travels each year throughout the world helping children and teachers create their own stories, riddles, and books. He writes and teaches with creativity, inspiring his audiences with a love of language.

--from the author's website

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 2 out of 5]

I typically love anything by Mike Thaler. This one is just a bit dated though. Kids today won't quite get all the pop culture references necessary to "get" the jokes. And some of the jokes were quite a stretch even for someone who does know the reference. It did have a few good ones though!