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auburnedge's review
4.0
An adorable story that lets children really see normal every day situations and how they perceive it vs how it seems to everyone else. Perfect for adding into a homeschool setting for just a little perspective while not seeming like a learning book.
tsunanisaurus's review against another edition
4.0
Dino Breaks the Rules is part of a series of books that provide a conversation starter on tougher feelings our little kids begin to become aware of. In this story, the young Dino doesn't think he should have to follow any rules. We see several cause-and-effect scenarios where Dino makes a conscious decision to rebuke a rule and then quickly see an example of the effect that decision can have on others or himself.
The book says it's marketed to 3-5 year old kids but I would push up a year to 4-6 year old instead. While the average 3 year old may love the bright fun illustrations, I'm not sure they should be the target audience for the message. At 3 years old, the child's brain is still developing the ability to even understand cause-and-effect. That's just my opinion though and I would still recommend it to anyone with kids under 6.
The ending is what sets this book apart. I enjoyed that it wrapped up with showing Dino and his Mom reflecting because that is such an important part of kids learning.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. The story was easy to follow, descriptive without being overly wordy for the age group, appealing illustrations, and a gentle approach to why we follow certain rules and boundaries. The last page illustration (The End) is so cute that I would buy a print copy of it to hang in the room, it's quite adorable.
My Observant Rule-Following 4.5 year old's opinion: Thank you, thank you, thank you for this book, I really liked it a lot. When asked if there was anything she didn't enjoy about it she said, "I don't like that the words and pictures don't match in the grocery store. It says Dino got a blue cart but the picture is dark purple. The sister got pink cart but it's also purple. Why is that?. She said she would not want to read it again but that she was glad the Dino started following rules. Her final qualm was that when Dino slipped on a banana peel he said, "I should teach my friends that littering is bad." her immediate retort was, "well he should probably teach himself that first, he littered too!. "
My rating: ★★★★☆
My child's rating: (✿◠‿◠)
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and BooksGoSocial for providing us with a free digital copy in exchange for our honest review and opinion
The book says it's marketed to 3-5 year old kids but I would push up a year to 4-6 year old instead. While the average 3 year old may love the bright fun illustrations, I'm not sure they should be the target audience for the message. At 3 years old, the child's brain is still developing the ability to even understand cause-and-effect. That's just my opinion though and I would still recommend it to anyone with kids under 6.
The ending is what sets this book apart. I enjoyed that it wrapped up with showing Dino and his Mom reflecting because that is such an important part of kids learning.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. The story was easy to follow, descriptive without being overly wordy for the age group, appealing illustrations, and a gentle approach to why we follow certain rules and boundaries. The last page illustration (The End) is so cute that I would buy a print copy of it to hang in the room, it's quite adorable.
My Observant Rule-Following 4.5 year old's opinion: Thank you, thank you, thank you for this book, I really liked it a lot. When asked if there was anything she didn't enjoy about it she said, "I don't like that the words and pictures don't match in the grocery store. It says Dino got a blue cart but the picture is dark purple. The sister got pink cart but it's also purple. Why is that?. She said she would not want to read it again but that she was glad the Dino started following rules. Her final qualm was that when Dino slipped on a banana peel he said, "I should teach my friends that littering is bad." her immediate retort was, "well he should probably teach himself that first, he littered too!. "
My rating: ★★★★☆
My child's rating: (✿◠‿◠)
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and BooksGoSocial for providing us with a free digital copy in exchange for our honest review and opinion
klmatranga's review against another edition
5.0
"Dino Breaks the Rules" is a great book to help teach young children around pre-school age some valuable lessons. It helps children to understand that rules are there for a reason. As usual I loved the illustrations and the dinosaur theme was adorable.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review.
jennmarshall27's review
4.0
This book is geared towards 3-5 year olds. This is a story about rules and how they are needed to feel safe and secure. The art is adorable. There are several different examples of actions and how they led to consequences. It is meant for younger kids and the stories are all really short which will help them remember the actions and directly connect them to consequences. It could be a really good conversation starter between parents and little ones.
rebecca_aruralreader's review
4.0
The perfect aged book for my oldest, this book engaged his attention right away. The colours are vibrant, with each character having their own distinctive colour set, and the dinosaur character attracted his attention right away. The main character is fun to look at and there was enough to make my son interested in what he was doing (the build up to going out, etc.) that by the time it came to the lesson to abide by the rules he really cared about the character and what was happening with him. It allowed for a chat about how we felt about Dino breaking the rules and how what do impacts on others.
A lovely book which he wanted to read again and again.
A lovely book which he wanted to read again and again.
cyireadbooks's review
5.0
Dino Breaks the Rules is such a cute book that will teach your young ones some important life lessons. That there are rules for a reason. Rules are meant to keep them safe, such as no running in the store, and that littering can lead to injury.
I loved the illustrations and the dinosaur theme was just the cutest -- so colorful. I will need to add this book to my grandsons' shelf. I've rated this one five stars. A perfect book for pre-schoolers.
I loved the illustrations and the dinosaur theme was just the cutest -- so colorful. I will need to add this book to my grandsons' shelf. I've rated this one five stars. A perfect book for pre-schoolers.
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