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Do you like sweet stories about friendship? Pup and Dragon have their own friendship but they have kid friends too! And they will help them! The kids want to catch a dinosaur…. plans are made. Now the question is… will they be successful?
Basic details for Pup and Dragon How to Catch a Dinosaur
Title: Pup and Dragon How to Catch a Dinosaur
Author: Alice Walstead
Illustrator: Phil Gill
Series: How to Catch, book 2
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Pages: 64
Intended Audience: 6-8 years, grade 1-3
Genre: graphic novel, animal comics, dragons, mythical creatures, dinosaurs, chapter books
Available formats: Kindle, Hardcover, Audio
Received: Hardcover
Reviewed for: Raincoast Books
Alice Walstead has written several how to catch books, in this one she features Pup and Dragon. In the past I have review How to Catch a Mamasaurus, and How to Catch a Daddysaurus. There are five other Pup and Dragon books, featuring different animals they are out to catch.
Looking Closer
Check out the simple illustrations! Are they great? They tell the story without getting in the way, showcasing the relationship between Pup and Dragon. Pup is a high-energy character who comes up with different plans quickly. They aren’t always so well-thought out so it’s a good thing his friend Dragon is more thoughtful.
They went through many ideas, which all failed, in how to catch a dinosaur. So how could they help their friends with the science project? Could one of the traps work????
One of the plans was a dinosaur catching robot, and readers are given a tutorial on how to draw one.
Would I Recommend
Pup and Dragon How to Catch a Dinosaur exemplifies friendship. Offering to help, and doing so in the background, I think it’s fantastic. I love friendship that doesn’t have to be in the spotlight, that seeks to help without saying HEY, Look at me!!
I love Dragon’s low-key balancing act of Pup’s energetic plan making. Sometimes that’s how the best friendships are made right? In the end the friends find a way to use one of the plans to help the children with the science show. Give it read eh? Encourage your children in their friendships by showing them what friendship can be like!
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