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I don’t know if you remember the fun of How to Catch a Daddysaurus, but today I have another in the series: How to Catch a Mamasaurus. Just as the first was a quick spin on the attributes of being a dad, this fun romp delights in the joy of being a mom! Come along for a rhyming good time about the loveliness that is mom!
The Basic Details for How to Catch A Mamasaurus
Title: How to Catch a Mamasaurus
Author: Alice Walstead
Illustrator: Andy Elkerton
Series: How to Catch
Publisher: Sourcebooks Wonderland
Pages: 40
Intended Audience: 4-10 Years
Genre: children’s books, picturebooks, mother’s day, activity book, children parenting
Available formats: Kindle, Hardcover, Audio
Received: Hardcover
Reviewed for: Raincoast Books
About the Author and The Book
Author and Illustrator
Alice Walstead (author) and Andy Elkerton (illustrator) have put together several how to catch books. Children’s book author, Alice Walstead, loves to make kids smile with her stories.
Andy Elkerton, who is based out of the UK, is a children’s book illustrator who loves to create creatures that are impossible to catch!
How to Catch a Mamasaurus
Filled with brightly coloured illustrations and busy active children, all things mom are celebrated. Who is mom to you? It’ll be covered in this fast-paced children’s book.
Looking More Closely
First thing you’ll discover an any “how to catch” books is the mission. Today’s mission… catch a mamasaurus. They’ve tried for many creatures but this one… it’s a special one!!!!
Colourful images filled with action flood the pages.
Rhyming text to tell the story and make for ease of reading.
Most pages are full-colour. I love the emotion throughout. Smiles, alarm, dissatisfaction, glee, concern, and determination. Tons of great adjectives are used bringing home the importance of mom and all the different roles she plays. Words that could generate great conversations with the children you are reading with. Questions like how is mom a doctor? Can mom be a referee? Is Mommy really an alarm clock? How can mama be a teacher?
The pages are so full of action they provide lots of talking points? What kind of trap would you lay to catch a mamasaurus? What type of meal would you make? Does your mom like PB and J sandwiches, or would she rather have cheese and crackers? Do you have a pet? What kind? So many ways to engage a child in this fun read.
Find How to Catch A Mamasaurus before mother’s day this year. Have fun reading with your children, and maybe they might find their OWN ways to trap their mom! (or their mom-like figure)!!
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