circle-time win for Stein, who's proving to be a master at anthropomorphizing critters with perfectly overemphatic kid-like mannerisms. Publication date 2013 Topics Dinosaurs - Fiction, Kissing - Fiction Publisher. Publishers Weekly (starred review) For newly hatched dinosaur Dinah. Dinosaur kisses by Stein, David Ezra, author, illustrator. Kids Stein makes great use of fun onomatopoeia to punctuate a prehistoric tale modern parents know all too well - children making earnest efforts to learn a new skill only to achieve hilariously disastrous results. Dinosaur Kisses Kids will plunge into the whomping and chomping with glee. Mwah! -Bookpage Newly hatched tots will delight in this affectionate, if totally silly story about lessons learned the hard way. It's big, loud fun for rowdy, raucous toddlers. The book's dominating horizontal line, as we watch Dinah stomp along the horizon, makes for compelling page turns, also matching the great energy of the book. PJ Storytime presents Dancing Dinosaurs - featuring readings of books such as We Are the Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner, Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein. The Horn Book Infused with lively, attention-grabbing yellows and cheerful, stimulating oranges to match Dinah's mood, the book is filled with thick black outlines and chunky lettering. For newly hatched dinosaur Dinah, the world is an exciting place. Publishers Weekly (starred review) Preschool humor at its finest.

The New York Times Kids will plunge into the whomping and chomping with glee, and they'll understand a hero who means to be careful, but who ends up stomping all over things anyway. Candlewick, 15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-6104-5. Attempts to do something that isn't in her nature make for silly fun that's likely to set preschoolers chomping and stomping around the room and maybe exchanging a few kisses of their own.