The Wondrous Dinosaurium

by John Condon

Mr Ree sells all sorts of dinosaurs – ones that chew or slurp, stripey ones and dotty ones. However, the Diplodocus' love of vegetation is vexing, the Tetradactyl is tricky to tether, and the Tyrannosaurus Rex seems permanently peckish. Will Danny ever find his perfect prehistoric pet? Age 2+

Genres: Picture Books, Dinosaurs, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

Published October 24, 2019

About the author

When John Condon was a child, he was always drawing, so his mother and most of his teachers assumed he would become an illustrator or a designer. He did become a designer, and now he’s an author, too. John Condon was born and raised in London, but he currently lives on its outskirts where it’s a little leafier.

Reviews

[Janey · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is something nostalgic about this book, I think because it captures that feeling of being a child where anything is possible... including going to a shop where you can get a dinosaur, no money involved, just choose and head off with your very own prehistoric pet. How brilliant is that! The child lucky enough to be having this fun in The Wondrous Dinosaurium is Danny and he's very sweet in his repeated attempts at having a dinosaur as a pet, and with the support of shop owner Mr Ree it's an easy to follow fun story with a great ending. The illustrations are bright and full of little details. This is a book for boys and girls who love dinosaurs, dinosaur facts or indeed just the idea of an out-of-the-normal pet.

[K Olsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

What young child would not love the prospect of picking a dinosaur as a pet? My two loved seeing which dinosaur Danny would pick, and it was a great point of discussion - lots of interaction during reading.
The secondary character of Mr Ree is wonderfully eccentric, and it made delightful listening as he described the types of dinosaurs on offer.
Overall, this is a great picture book for young boys and girls - a fun, different angle on dinosaurs.

[Lou Treleaven · Rating 5 out of 5]

This wonderfully fun book is full of colour, humour and action as a boy tries to choose which dinosaur to have as a pet from Mr Ree's mysterious Dinosaurium. I love the fact that the dinosaurs are technically accurate even though they are drawn with bags of personality. Great for fans of Dear Zoo.

[Keira Leonard · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son LOVED this book. It also reminded him that he has wanted a pet lizard for a very long time now and would really love to get one after reading The Wonderous Dinosaurium as he now thinks if a lixard is too hard to mind he can just swap pets heehee..quite a nostalgic feel to it. Great read for kids Great book .

[Ana Stefania Neag · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ana adoră povestea asta.
Mă așteptam să iubească cartea, Ana fiind pasionată de animale preistorice.
Am dat dinozaurilor nume din familia noastră și ne-am amuzat peste măsură.
Citită de mai multe ori, încât deja suntem o mare familie de dinozauri.
Ana a ras încontinuu.
O carte tare faină!

[Writerbizwoman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and quirky book which brought back memories of my daughter desperately wanting a guinea pig.

[Leilani · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bright and delightful tale that every dinosaur loving child will adore! And if they don't love dinosaurs already they will once they've heard this story.

[Julie Huxtable · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very similar story line to Dear Zoo. However there is much more detail in this story with a lot adjectives.

[Serap Bozkurt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative for kids

[Weekend Wendie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun romp through the dinosaur ranks! Who wouldn’t want to visit a pet shop that sells dinosaurs?? Fab illustrations and a fun story make this an entertaining read. We loved it at #picturebookclub too!