Saturday, March 8, 2025

*Review* How to Put a Dinosaur to Bed by Alycia Pace

 

Genre: Children's 0-3 years
Published: May 14, 2024
Pages: 17


In Alycia Pace’s board book How to Put a Dinosaur to Bed, join two siblings as they learn the value of sleep, with help from an adorable triceratops. Bedtime struggles made fun and easy!
 
Having a dinosaur is SO much fun, but taking care of them can sure make you TIRED. Especially if your dinosaur keeps you up ALLLLLL night long.

So how do you get a dinosaur to go to bed and STAY in bed? Along with a cute triceratops, two siblings learn the value of sleep as they attempt to put their dino to bed.
 
Every parent knows the bedtime power struggle can be a waking nightmare, but with a solid routine and gentle reminders, children can learn the tools they need to stay in bed. This hilarious board book places children in the teaching role and allows them to learn the skills for themselves in a fun, easy way.


I received a copy of this book through Netgalley. This is my honest review. 

This was a cute story about a couple kids trying to get their dinosaur to go to sleep. All of the methods that they used were commonly suggested tricks to get toddlers to go to and stay in bed as well, at least from what I remember when my kids were that age. I really liked that approach because I could see it sticking with real human children better reading it in a book seemingly coming from other children. 

Although I would quickly get bored by this book, it would be a great board book to read to your littlest of littles, helping to solidify bedtime routines, and maybe making them a little less stressful for everyone involved. The illustrations were bold and colorful and really showed the different steps the kids took to try and get their dino to bed. 

Overall I give How to Put a Dinosaur to Bed 4.3968 out of 5 stars. - Katie 




Alycia Pace has always loved telling stories. She studied animation at Brigham Young University and is now a freelance illustrator from her home in Utah, where she lives with her two-year-old daughter and adventurous husband. Her books include How to Potty Train a Dinosaur and Co And Roe Visit Costa Rica. Alycia loves fortune cookies, exploring new places, and the smell of bookstores.

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