I'm a Dirty Dinosaur

I'm a Dirty Dinosaur is a 2013 Children's picture book written by Janeen Brian and illustrated by Ann James. It is about a small dinosaur that revels in covering itself in mud then goes to a swamp to get clean.

I'm a Dirty Dinosaur
AuthorJaneen Brian
IllustratorAnn James
Cover artistAnn James
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
Published2013 (Penguin Books)
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages22 (unpaginated)
ISBN9780670076154
OCLC810397899

Publication history

Reception

A star review in Kirkus Reviews of I'm a Dirty Dinosaur wrote "It is nearly impossible to look at without reading aloud, chanting aloud, and even tapping and stamping and sliding: extreme joyousness."[1] Publishers Weekly wrote "Brian’s narrative lends itself to reading aloud, and it invites both chiming in and imitating the dinosaur’s movements (preferably sans mud)."[2]

I'm a Dirty Dinosaur has also been reviewed by School Library Journal,[3] Reading Time,[4] Magpies,[5] and Scan: The Journal For Educators.[6]

It won a 2014 Speech Pathology of Australia Award,[7] and is a 2014 CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood honour book,[8] with the judges noting its "sharp, lilting language to convey the light-hearted, fun filled celebration of guilt free playing in the mud." and " the illustrator’s seemingly effortless outline drawings, ..".[9]

There is a sculpture of the little dinosaur at the Storybook Walk, Thalassa Park, Onkaparina, South Australia.[10]

References
  1. "I'm A Dirty Dinosaur". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. "I'm A Dirty Dinosaur". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. Nancy Jo Lambert (2014). "I'm A Dirty Dinosaur". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. "I'm A Dirty Dinosaur". Reading Time. Children's Book Council of Australia. 57 (3): 23. August 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. Christine Horsfield (May 2013). "I'm A Dirty Dinosaur". Magpies. Vol. 28, no. 2. Magpies Magazine Pty. Ltd. p. 26. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. "Picture Books". Scan. Department of Education and Communities. 33 (2): 67–74. 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. "Book of the Year Awards: Past Awards (link to a pdf file)". speechpathologyaustralia.org.au. Speech Pathology Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. "Short List 2014". cbca.org.au. Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. Admin (15 August 2014). "Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books – EARLY CHILDHOOD". readingtime.com.au. Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. "I'm a Dirty Dinosaur". onkaparingacity.com. City of Onkaparinga. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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