I'm a Dirty Dinosaur
AuthorJaneen Brian
IllustratorAnn James
Cover artistAnn James
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
Published2013 (Penguin Books)
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages22 (unpaginated)
ISBN9780670076154
OCLC810397899

I'm a Dirty Dinosaur is a 2013 Children's picture book written by Janeen Brian and illustrated by Ann James. It is about a small dinosaur that revels in covering itself in mud then goes to a swamp to get clean.

Publication history

Reception

A star review in Kirkus Reviews of I'm a Dirty Dinosaur wrote "It is nearly impossible to look at without reading aloud, chanting aloud, and even tapping and stamping and sliding: extreme joyousness."[1] Publishers Weekly wrote "Brian’s narrative lends itself to reading aloud, and it invites both chiming in and imitating the dinosaur’s movements (preferably sans mud)."[2]

I'm a Dirty Dinosaur has also been reviewed by School Library Journal,[3] Reading Time,[4] Magpies,[5] and Scan: The Journal For Educators.[6]

It won a 2014 Speech Pathology of Australia Award,[7] and is a 2014 CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood honour book,[8] with the judges noting its "sharp, lilting language to convey the light-hearted, fun filled celebration of guilt free playing in the mud." and " the illustrator’s seemingly effortless outline drawings, ..".[9]

There is a sculpture of the little dinosaur at the Storybook Walk, Thalassa Park, Onkaparina, South Australia.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "I'm A Dirty Dinosaur". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "I'm A Dirty Dinosaur". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Nancy Jo Lambert (2014). "I'm A Dirty Dinosaur". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "I'm A Dirty Dinosaur". Reading Time. Children's Book Council of Australia. 57 (3): 23. August 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Christine Horsfield (May 2013). "I'm A Dirty Dinosaur". Magpies. Vol. 28, no. 2. Magpies Magazine Pty. Ltd. p. 26. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Picture Books". Scan. Department of Education and Communities. 33 (2): 67–74. 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Book of the Year Awards: Past Awards (link to a pdf file)". speechpathologyaustralia.org.au. Speech Pathology Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Short List 2014". cbca.org.au. Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. ↑ Admin (15 August 2014). "Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books – EARLY CHILDHOOD". readingtime.com.au. Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "I'm a Dirty Dinosaur". onkaparingacity.com. City of Onkaparinga. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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