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If You Like... Adorable Carnivore Dinosaurs

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RAAAWR!!! We're in the middle of Summer Reading, and you may have noticed that we're exploring a lot of paleontology with our theme "Unearth a Story." If seeing dinosaur decor and activities around the library is getting your child excited about prehistoric creatures, check out these books about some adorable carnivores!

By Julie Abery and Gavin Scott
Mankato, MN: Amicus Ink, 2025. Board Book.

Newly hatched Baby Spinosaurus is exploring her new world. Splashing in the river, she finds a fish to catch when she gets stuck among the roots! Luckily, Mama comes by to save the day so Baby Spinosaurus can splash once more.

By Molly Idle
New York: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024. Picture Book.

Rex is turning 10! What starts as a story about a dino-birthday bash turns into an instruction manual on party etiquette. Watch as the dinosaurs mind their manners to have an excellent party (and try to find the stegosaurus who has *not* obeyed the instruction of only taking one party hat).

Written by Douglass Rees
Illustrated by Galia Bernstein
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2024. Picture Book.

Sinclair grew up with his sisters living an ordinary chicken life... except he’s not a chicken. His prehistoric anatomy makes some parts of chicken life hard, but when a Gorgosaurus steals two of his sisters, Sinclair’s claws, teeth, and long jumps save the day!

By Russ Willms
New York: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023. Picture Book.

Parker’s a T-rex who always wanted to live on a farm and really wants to help with farm chores. However, he’s not very good at them. His dinosaur arms aren’t very good for milking cows or bathing pigs and he can’t do the jobs of the animals who lay eggs or catch mice. All seems lost until the farmer helps come up with idea just for Parker.

By Deb Pilutti
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2024. Picture Book.

I  used to live here,” says a T-rex as he’s looking on the space that used to be his home. Millions of years after he died, the dinosaur watches as a young girl explores where he used to live and finds a large tooth and a footprint fossil. She eventually returns as a paleontologist to explore his story further.
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