Dancing with the Dinosaurs
Written by Jane Clarke
Illustrations by Lee Wildish
Hardcover with Jacket | 9 1/2 x 11-1/2 | 32 Pages | All-Color
February 2012 | Imagine
Age Range: 3 and up
Carton Quantity: HC 30
ISBN 13: 978-1-936140-67-1
$12.95 (US)
You've never seen anything like it—and you've got a front-row seat!
Elegant and swellegant, hilarious and hysterical: Come one, come all to the show that's cooler than the Ice Age, and wackier and wilder than any dance competition on TV. It's Dancing with the Dinosaurs—and the awesome, clawsome contestants are ready to party!
Which prehistoric performers are set to appear? Quick, take a look: T-Rex is here. His fang-tastic tango burns up the floor. Isn't that exciting? But wait . . . there's more. See some disco with the Duckbills, tap-happy raptors, Tracey Tops with body pops, and a moonwalk with Miss Maia. The All-saur All-stars are real twinkle toes. These dinos can do everything! They boogaloo, twist and shout, jig, waltz, and samba.
Kids love dinosaurs, and this loopy lineup of dancing creatures will have them laughing and moving and joining in the fun. The rhythmic, rhyming text is happily musical, and the exuberant, colorful art features humorous touches throughout—like witty judges' comments, comic costumes, and wacky moves.
Jane Clarke is a poet and acclaimed author of many picture books, including Gilbert the Great, illustrated by Charles Fuge, which won the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Norfolk Children's Book Award. Gilbert The Hero also with Charles Fuge, was short listed for the Red House Children's Book Awards in 2011. Jane won the Nottingham Children's Book Award for the acclaimed Stuck in the Mud. She lives in a small village in Kent, England.
Lee Wildish has illustrated a number of best-selling picture books, including Dragon Stew, written by Steve
Smallman, which was short listed for the Red House Children's Book Awards 2011; The Grunt and the Grouch, with Tracey Corderoy, also short listed for the Red House Children's Book Awards 2011; and Charlie's Superhero Underpants, with Paul Bright. He lives in England.