Dining With Dinosaurs
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When you ask animals to eat Strange problems can arise. The elephants can't find a seat Of elephantine size. Giraffes have need of low, low chairs, While field mice need real high ones. The eels have trouble with the stairs; Chimps always tease the lions. The octopi won't say, "Please pass"; They're always rather grabby. The fish can't even hold a glass; The crabs are often crabby. The funniest I'll ever see Of parties of this kind Occurred when Jarod graciously Asked dinosaurs to dine.
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About the Book
Dinosaur etiquette is on the table when a little boy invites his prehistoric friends over for dinner. Although the dinosaurs try to use good manners, their sizes present hilarious problems. Written in verse, this story explains when the tail spikes of the Stegosaurus hit the piano in an "untuned symphony" he says "Oh pardon me." The Tyrannosaurus "eats all he takes" and is "wonderfully polite." Its humor, wise understanding of a child’s imagination, rhythm and word-play, teaches children about dinosaurs and good manners in an outsized dinner party to remember!
About the Author
A Professor of English Literature at Rider University and author of children’s books, scholarly books, articles and poetry, Katherine Kearney Maynard is also a mother and grandmother. Her humorous children's books are written in verse to encourage kindness toward animals, love of word-play, good manners, and lots of laughs!