Fine imagery and pretty delicious onomatopoetic vocabulary for the short set. ( )

Fine imagery and pretty delicious onomatopoetic vocabulary for the short set. ( )

Dinosaurs and the variety of names are described in a song like text. ( )

Vibrant, colorful collage art illustrations and a lively energetic text. Excellent for read alouds. ( )

Led by the might tyrannosaurus this parade of prehistoric dinosaurs goes stomp, stomp, stomping by. There go the fierce velociraptors hunting and racing through the forest and the crested pteranodon gliding and soaring through the air. These dinosaurs may be extinct, but in this book they are far from inactive as they swim, flap, swoosh, chomp, mash, and of course, stomp their way through the pages.

Young dinosaur fans will fall in love with this ode to their favorite creatures. Mayo’s text, full of action verbs, and Ayliffe’s collage colorful and bold illustrations combine to create a rousing read aloud. The text varies in size to build tension and show emphasis. For instance, the diplodocus isn’t just swishing his tail, he’s “swish, swish, swishing” it. Each two page spread is devoted to a different dinosaur until the last page when the reader is asked to imagine all the creatures in a peaceful parade. The colorful endpapers helpfully include small illustrations of each dinosaur and the correct pronunciation of their name.

Full Review at Picture-Book-a-Day: http://picturebookaday.blogspot.com/2012/08/book-217-stomp-dinosaur-stomp-by.htm...