That was the biggest hug ever.” Young audiences always find the “clueless grown-ups” trope a knee-slapper, the overall tone never turns preachy, and Tiny’s instinctive kindness definitely puts him at (gentle) odds with the dinky dino star of Bob Shea’s Dinosaur Vs.
“I should not have let go.” Fortunately, Tiny lands on Pointy’s head, and the proclamation that though Rexes’ hugs may be tiny, “I will do my very best because you are my very best friend” proves just the mood-lightening ticket. “Now I am falling,” Tiny notes in the consistently self-referential narrative. Unfortunately, the “tree” the little reptile tries to hug turns out to be a pterodactyl’s leg. Having made the rounds seeking advice-the dino’s pea-green dad recommends math purple, New Age aunt offers cucumber juice (“That is disgusting”) red mom tells him that it’s OK not to be able to hug (“You are tiny, but your heart is big!”), and blue and yellow older sibs suggest practice-Tiny takes up the last as the most immediately useful notion. Impelled by the sight of stegosaurian buddy Pointy looking glum, little Tiny sets out to attempt the seemingly impossible, a comforting hug. Rex give a sad friend a hug?įleck goes for cute in the simple, minimally detailed illustrations, drawing the diminutive theropod with a chubby turquoise body and little nubs for limbs under a massive, squared-off head. I beg you to be my dearest." To which our heroine replies "Dreamy!" as the new pair dances off into the dawn.With such short arms, how can Tiny T. "Dinorella, you are adorable," he gushes, "you're really quite a dish.
After a magical transformation by a fairydactyl, the de-lovely Dinorella departs for the dance.and saves the distressed duke from a devilish dino when she arrives! Deeply impressed by Dinorella's daring, the duke is done for: he's utterly smitten. Decent Dinorella is "down in the dumps" when her stepsisters deride her as daffy for wanting to attend.
When an invitation to a Dinosaur Dance is delivered (promising dandelion cola and dancing 'til dawn), the darn do-nothings are dying for a date.
Along with David Ellawand's Cinderlily, this is my absolute favorite Cinderella adaptation.ĭinorella's dastardly stepsisters do nothing but "dump debris" around the den- they definitely never dust or do dishes. Meanwhile, "dainty and dependable" Dinorella is dutifully digging the garden or starting dinner.
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