by Contributing Blogger Maytal Wichman
I have an adorable 5-year-old girl who’s obsessed with princesses, ballerinas and fairies. She loves playing with her 3-year-old brother but naturally, she’s just not as into trains and cars as much as he is. She loves animals and I’m trying to teach her about dinosaurs, which is not as easy as teaching about animals that she can see live at the zoo. Dinosaur Train is an animated series on PBS from the Jim Henson Company and created by Craig Bartlett. The show uses computer-generated images and features stories about a family of dinosaurs that takes a train to go on all kinds of adventures and meets other types of dinosaurs. Although my kids are not familiar with the show, they were both excited when we received in the mail two Dinosaur Train books for review. It turns out that not only they loved the books, but also learned a thing or two about dinosaurs which made them even more curious to learn. Here are the books we received for review. (Read more after the jump)
Dinosaur Campout
In this book a dinosaur family is going on a campout for the first time and one of the little ones is a bit scared. Throughout the story the reader learns all types of little factoids about dinosaurs and other animals, such as where they live and what they eat.
The book is available here for $3.99
Ride With Buddy – Penguin Young Readers, Level 2
This is a little story about Buddy, the T-Rex. There isn’t much plot in here, it’s more about getting kids to read and includes a lot of repetition. The book does, however, contain some description and facts about dinosaurs.
The book is available here for $3.99
The dinosaurs in the drawings are very cute and colorful and the stories are kid-appropriate and kid-friendly. My kids were happy reading (or being read to) and learning about dinosaurs and I was happy to watch them learn and see my daughter enjoy something that is not pink with wings, a tutu or a crown.
I was not paid for this post. I did receive the two aforementioned books for review purposes.
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Contributing Blogger Maytal Wichman is the owner of Mama’s Healthy Bites and also writes for Savvy Sassy Moms. She has been living in New York City for eleven years. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature as well as a Law Degree, but writing about nutrition and helping families eat better is her true passion. She grew up in both California and Israel, which explains her love for California cuisine (fresh, local ingredients), as well as Mediterranean food (flavorful, heart-healthy ingredients). Maytal is a stay-at-home mom to two kids (ages 5 & 3) and works hard to ensure they eat healthy, unprocessed food, while trying to make it as delicious as possible. Married to a vegetarian and being a pescetarian herself, this can be quite a challenge. On an ordinary night at her dinner table, you can hear things like “More cauliflower, please!”, “How come I didn’t get a lot of tomato?” and “Fish oil! Yaaaay!”
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