Both my children love books, and we read a couple every night at bedtime as part of our nightly routine, so we were really excited when we were offered the chance to review a couple of books from Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter – The dinosaur that pooped Daddy and The dinosaur that pooped a rainbow.
I have to admit I hadn’t heard of this series of books until a few months ago, when Rhys was given a copy of The dinosaur that pooped a planet for his birthday and he really enjoyed it. Well, he is a 5 year old boy after all, anything to do with poo is funny!
So he was very happy to see two new ‘the dinosaur that pooped’ books arrive in the post the other day.
The dinosaur that pooped Daddy is an eye-catching little board book, much shorter than the dinosaur that pooped a planet, and was written with younger children in mind. Even so, Rhys really enjoyed it and I loved the fact that it had an educational element to it for Nerys.
The book counts down items around the house from 10 to 1, as Danny and Dino search for Daddy which is great for Nerys who is learning to count at the moment (we’re still at the 1, 2, 5, 6, 2, 10! stage at the moment), but the fun rhymes and the poo-related ending kept it entertaining for Rhys too.
The Dinosaur that pooped a rainbow, as you might have guessed, is all about the different colours of the rainbow, with the addition, of course, of the colour brown. It’s silly, it really is, but that’s a big part of it’s appeal. It’s just a fun way to help young children learn colours. And the simple, rhyming text makes it nice to read, as it has a good rhythm to it. I don’t know about you, but when I’m reading books out loud to my children it’s much nicer when the text has a good rhythm to it!
To celebrate the release of the book, The dinosaur that pooped Daddy, there are some really fun printable activites available to download. We printed out two copies of the Father’s day card so that Rhys and Nerys could each do one, and then they got stuck in to the other activities and had great fun with it.
The sheets are lovely and colourful, and there was a fab mix of things for my 2 year old and my 5 year old to do, so no one got left out which I thought was great!
I will say this, if you don’t really find poo funny and are trying to steer your kids away from toilet humour, then these books probably aren’t for you.
But, if you have a young child who finds all that stuff hilarious then these books will be a big hit. They’re a bright, colourful, fun way to introduce kids to numbers and colours, and to make reading books fun if you’ve got a bit of a reluctant reader on our hands.
If you want a fun Father’s day activity for your children then you can click on these links for the Father’s day card and activity sheets and print them at home.