Deserves its best-selling statusSeptember 26, 2005 6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a great story with lovely crisp clear pictures. Harry finds dinosaurs in Nan's attic and lovingly rehouses them in a bucket. He learns all their names and they become inseparable. He's very upset therefore to leave them on a train but is happily reunited at the end-osaurus. This is the beginning of the successful series of Harry and the dinosaur adventures, and my children and I love them all. I do think that the 'Harry and the bucketful of dinosaurs' series is a slightly acquired taste, a taste that's very definitely worth acquiring. I wasn't hooked the first time I picked one up because there is a little low-level misbehaviour such as the brother-sister squabbling. However, the more you read the book the more you enjoy it exactly because of this: Harry is so real in a pretty normal family (Mum & Nan - there's no Dad in evidence). My children certainly appreciate this. They love it when Harry's breakfast bowl ends up on sister Sam's head in this story, for example, before he is sent to 'settle down'. Plus, from this book they're learning the different dinosaur species and how to pronounce their names. A must-have book for the 2-5s.
harry and the bucketful of dinosaursApril 16, 2005 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
My 3yr old loves this and the other dinosaur books in the series. It is easy to read and holds his interest well.I feel its content is also educational as it has sparked a genuine interest in learning about dinosaurs and other subject matter.
A Favourite!March 20, 2004 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
My 2 year old daughter loves this book. She has already started telling us the names of the different dinosaurs and loves hearing the story. On the inside cover are drawings of the different types of dinosaurs with the phonetic pronunciations which is very helpful!
A fun story that has my daughter carring "dinosaurs" in a little bucket as well.
She also loves Harry & the Snow King which she got for Christmas when it was snowy outside.
I liked Harry and I think you willSeptember 19, 2000 Ella (3) & I love this book. Harry is a loveable character: Resourceful, Sensitive, Single-minded and more! We now know our Sauruses (but remember to whisper). The story has a simple and engaging structure, but does it have a happy ending?
My son wants us to read this book to him every dayAugust 24, 2000 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is a great book with a simple humourous storyline with terrific illustrations which provide lots to point out to your child.
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