I really enjoyed this book about dinosaurs playing football. I live in a sports household that loves football and the fact that there is a book about dinosaurs playing football would make my younger really happy. They made it rhyme which made it even more fun and interesting and in turn that makes it easier to read aloud to kids.
In this book two teams of dinosaur, football players are competing in the mega-bowl. The green team is the Greenblade Snackers and the red team was the Redscales. The green team scores three-point then the red team scores a touchdown and the extra point and gets seven points. Ketro intercepts the ball from the red team and dances in their end zone before halftime. During halftime, there is a Dino halftime show where a dino-rock band preforms. Balls are thrown, flags are thrown, and tackles are made but at the end of the game the Snakcers won. ( )

I recently received an ARC of this book and read it with my 5 year old son.

His thoughts:
1. He loved the pictures. They were bright and full of action and kept his interest throughout.
2. He loved the competition aspect of the story. He picked a favorite team and rooted for them through the entire story just as if he were watching a real football game on tv.
3. This book made him feel like he had something in common with his dad who loves football.

My thoughts:
1. I agree that the illustrations were fantastic. They were colorful and made us laugh.
2. The story itself is cute and is exciting when read aloud - reminiscent of a sports announcer calling plays during a live game. This really kept my son engaged and excited about the book.
3. There are quite a few football terms that many kids - younger children in particular - may not understand (for example: "Holding. Penalty declined," "tailgating," "coin toss" among others). My son did not understand all of these terms but we were able to have a conversation afterward about what they meant. For some kids this is a good opportunity to become more familiar with the game. For others this may detract from the story.
4. As other reviewer's have noted, this would not be a book I would recommend for beginning readers. There are lots of words that are not easy to "sound-out" - the dinosaur names in particular. I don't think this necessarily detracts from the book as long as you understand that before purchasing. I think this book is best when read aloud to the child.

Overall this was a fun read and would be enjoyed by any sports and/or dinosaur fan. ( )

A silly way of introducing names of dinosaurs and how they "live." Fun story for most ages and even just as a short read can be very informative, but I wasn't thrilled by the story line, possibly boys will like it more. ( )

Merging two popular subjects into a fun, lively story. ( )