Macmillan Children's Books Tyrannosaurus Drip

Spedizione veloce e libro comprato usato praticamente nuovo, quando giri le pagine sono ancora dure. In stato eccellente anche la sovracopertina che normalmente tende ad usurarsi un pochino

Bonito cuento,

My 4 year old son got this 'from Santa' as he's crazy about dinosaurs. He LOVES it. It was read in his montessori class to children aged 2 1/2 - 5 years and they all really enjoyed it too. It's another gem from Julia Donaldson with funny illustrations and wonderful fun rhymes that flow so beautifully and easily no matter how tired you are reading it to your child at bedtime! The story is about a duckbill dinosaur egg that accidentally ends up in a tyrannosaurs nest and when it hatches, the t-rex family are full of disappointment and critisism for the baby duckbill dinosaur, calling him 'Tyrannosaurus Drip'. He tries to fit in but simply can't so he runs away and finds himself drawn to the water, discovering he can swim! He's welcomed by a herd of duckbill dinosaurs who are full of encouragement and little Tyrannosaurus Drip can't believe it when he looks into the water and realises that he's not a tyrannosaurus at all but a duckbill dinosaur. One night a storm blows a tree across the river, allowing the t-rex family to cross to the duckbills (whom they want to eat) but little Tyrannosaurus Drip scares them by pointing out their own reflections in the water and they jump with fright, breaking the fallen tree trunk, falling into the water and being washed off down a waterfall. In the end, Tyrannosaurus Drip is the hero and lives happily ever after with his new name 'Duckbill Drip'. If I had a complaint about the story it's that I don't like the idea of the 'running away from home' bit but it's not enough to take from the sheer delight this book brings. I've read it maybe 100 times by my son's request in less than a year and I'm not bored of it yet!

Como siempre esta autora no nos defrauda, sus cuentos son maravillosos y este no es la excepción. Vale la pena.

I love this book. Donaldson has delivered, once again, with a catchily-cadenced and memorable story, and the drawings are totally FANTASTIC!! I hope she keeps working with this guy (David Roberts) because I'm really loving his work. This book is great for ages 3-5, I'd say. Maybe older, too.