Look! There Are No Dinos Inside Of This Book by Jimmy Vee, Illustrated by Mark Wilson

A laughter-inducing caper from the colorful mind of Jimmy Vee, Look! There Are No Dinos Inside Of This Book is a quick and playful read with a satisfying twist.

Dangerous Dave is a self-appointed Dino Wrangler, and promises readers that he has lured, trapped, and eliminated every last dinosaur from the pages of the book. However, a comical background parade of spiky tails, longer-than-life necks, and jagged bite marks suggests otherwise. The illustrated scenes are loaded with barely hidden dinosaurs, as Dangerous Dave haplessly wanders around. After realizing that his cleverness and confidence has been outmatched by the resourceful dinos, Dave gets a taste of his own medicine, leaving the Jurassic giants to take over the reins of this screwball story.

The sing-song style of the writing is metrically perfect, flowing with ease as the short arc progresses. The cleverly rhymed wording also includes interactive directions for young readers, encouraging them to point out certain details and dinosaur body parts for an even more involving experience, especially for dinosaur-loving kids. The mixture of engaging wordplay with cartoonish and cheerful illustrations makes this a professional-level read.

Bringing children in on the joke, which is amusing enough for parents to enjoy, as well as providing timely messages about the acceptance of others, this meta story for kids is a visually stimulating and delightfully smart work for young children.