The Christmasaurus Paperback – October 6, 2020

This is SUCH a great book! It was recommended to us by a friend and I’ve been reading it aloud to my 6.5 and 5 year olds. They LOVE it! They look forward to breakfast each morning when I read to them as they eat (and beg for more chapters through the day). It’s a highlight for them! A well written story, captivating for kiddos, and has some great lessons/talking points for parents (kindness, different abilities, everyone’s uniqueness being special, etc). Would definitely recommend as a gift for reading aloud to early readers or for higher leveled elementary readers👌🏼

This is such a cute story that any age could enjoy. The book is full of little songs and cute illustrations that help make the story special.

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I'm 28-years old and completely okay with letting the world know that this book is absolutely adorable and completely worth the read. It's becoming my new Christmas must read for myself and to read to my little nieces. It's a great story of a boy and his Christmas adventure with a dinosaur. You won't be able to put the book down once you start.

I read this book with my third grade class. It was a huge hit!I like to choose novels with characters that the kids can learn from. There were several teachable moments throughout the story that lead to some really great discussions.This adventure with the Christmasaurus and William kept all 22 students entertained and learning through the those last few long weeks before Christmas break. I highly recommend this story.

This is a cute book. My daughter (8) and I really enjoyed it. The storyline is creative and festive. It had a LOT of adorable bits of humor in it. He writes it to the reader which is great. There are some parts I am not so keen on that I feel warrant a warning here for some families- there lot of potty talk about Santa’s big bottom (he does sit on an egg after all). I felt like the way it was said was just to get laughs which my daughter appreciated but I felt we’re unnessary. I don’t really think books NEED to go there to be popular but a lot of modern authors disagree and of course it always gets laughs from kids. Not a deal breaker for sure but other parents or teachers might want to know. Also, the dinosaur is a boy- and the elves only rhyme so they knew he was a boy because of his “thingy” 😳. It wasn’t big deal to my daughter with little brothers but again, thought it deserved a heads up! There is also some violence. My daughter is very scared of stuff but it didn’t bother her. She is use to hunting so that aspect seemed normal I suppose. It is NOT for kids who have lost a parent either as the mother haas died, the dinosaur parents die, and something happens to the dad (who ends up fine). My daughter would recommend.

I bought this book for Christmas for my 9 year old reluctant reader. We read it together and both loved it. It's witty and clever and is great for expanding vocabulary. We can't wait for the sequel.

I’m not going to lie, I bought this for myself - though kids would probably like it, too! Great story with real life adversaries and wonderful characters. Beautiful illustrations as well. I absolutely loved it.

my kids are 6 and 8 and listened intently every night. The author really knows how to make the kids laugh and keep them interested.

Tom Fletcher hat es geschafft, eine Geschichte zu erschaffen, die sowohl Kinder als auch Erwachsene in ihren Bann zieht. Die Charaktere sind liebenswert und die Handlung ist voller Magie und Überraschungen. Ein absolutes Muss für die Weihnachtszeit!

An A.I. generated (if it wasn't then shame on the author) by-the-numbers plot featuring a kid in a wheelchair, written by someone who clearly thought they might cash in on the disbled kid thing, but then puts him in "lighthearted comedy" situation in which he's basically bullied (hilarious) - at one point a Guiness Book of records official turns up after he has cream poured over him to declare him the biggest bowl of cereal ever - not a developed part of the story, just a single line added to make the humiliation "funny".Try this choice paragraph for size:"Their teacher Mr Dribblepot, had just popped out to the loo, and as Brenda never missed an opportunity to make William's life feel miserable, as soon as the door clicked shut, a shiny black stapler flew across the classroom, straight at william's head! William tried to block it with his exercise book, but the force of the throw was so strong that the book smacked hium straight in the face and the stapler stapled it to his forehead!"A delightfully whimsical illustration punctuates this moment of comedy genius.The kid called William get's called "Willy" and "Willy-poos" and "wheely William" to much hilarity, which caused my own disabled son William quite a bit of discomfort, as he's never been bullied over his name - thanks, "socially aware" book for essentually bullying my son...A little sample of the imaginative lengths the author goes to, to make disabled kids feel welcome - instead of "...they would sing hurtful songs at him...", no, the author decides to invent an entire 3- verse bullying song for our enjoyment - here's the third couplet for the edification of no-one, but hopefully your information:Wheely William sitting in a chair,Wheely William rolls everywhere!He can't do jumps!He can't even stand!To go upstairsHe uses a ramp!Oh, and that's just a glimpse at the quality of the poetry that happens every other page. The Elves are consumate song-writers who only speak in "rhyme":"Santa come quick!Santa! Come help!This egg is too heavyFor the North Pole elves!"Right. Meanwhile, Rohald Dahl's and Enid Blyton's classics have to be sanitised for a modern audience, but this drivel? No, this is fine because it features a boy in a wheelchair. Give me a break.

La calificación es por la entrega y estado del producto, no por la historia del libro... Llegó dañado como se puede ver en la foto. El libro es bonito con ilustraciones muy lindas, papel chafa del que acostumbran en EUA pero la pasta de buena calidad.

Avec les beaux images, ce livre est parfait pour améliorer les capacités d'écoute de mon fils de 5 ans