I'm Sure I Saw a Dinosaur
“One foggy, groggy morning
by the salty, splashy sea,
I’m sure I saw a dinosaur
and I’m sure that he saw me.”
A dinosaur is coming ashore! Tell everyone you know! Gather at the beach to see the dinosaur appear!
But there’s more to this story than meets the eye. Is there really a dinosaur lurking by the seashore? Or is something funny going on?
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Author: Jeanne Willis
Jeanne Willis lives in London. After a successful career in advertising, she has written many award-winning picture books. Jeanne regularly takes events to schools.
Illustrator: Adrian Reynolds
Adrian Reynolds was born in South Wales. After studying at Swansea College of Art and Cambridgeshire College of Art and Technology, Adrian worked at Heffers Children’s Book Shop before beginning to write and illustrate his own picture books.
Awards
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
Reviews
The Horn Book Guide
“Willis’s rhymes are airtight, and Reynolds’s cloudy illustrations set an appropriately foggy cold-weather scene.” —The Horn Book Guide
Library Media Connection
“The rhyming text and brightly colored full-spread illustrations are definite attention grabbers and make for an entertaining read-aloud.” —Library Media Connection
Publishers Weekly
“The damp English chill is almost palpable in Reynolds’s outdoor scenes, as is the nearly unstoppable momentum of a crowd’s folly…. As Willis and Reynolds proved in Who’s in the Bathroom? (2007), a little transgressive humor never did anyone any harm.” —Publishers Weekly
Kirkus Reviews
“Sharp-eyed viewers can join the search, as nearly every one of Reynolds’ full-spread, comical cartoon scenes features an unobtrusive glimpse of a green tail or part of a humped back with jagged ridges.” —Kirkus Reviews
The Daily Mail
“The perfect pairing of Willis and Reynolds created the glorious Who’s In The Loo? and this tale with a twist is just as enjoyable. A little boy spies a dinosaur on the wintry beach and a succession of mystified adults and children come from further and further away to witness the sight. But is the little boy telling the truth—or does he have another agenda? Reynolds’s vast variety of open-mouthed characters leaps from the page as Willis’s verse speeds up the action. A lovely story to read aloud.” —The Daily Mail