Books like If the Dinosaurs Came Back
By Bernard Most
For the kid who can name every dinosaur and still wishes one would show up at breakfast, this book hands that daydream right over. Playful, wondering, gently silly.
A child imagines an entire day as a horse — galloping through familiar settings, wondering if they'd fit in their clothes, and whether a little sister would get a ride.
An alphabet journey where each letter unfolds into a densely packed illustration, from Armored Armadillos Avoiding an Angry Alligator to Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards, hiding dozens of matching objects to hunt for.
A little boy discovers a bucketful of old dinosaurs in his Grandma's attic, cleans them up, learns each one's proper name, and takes them everywhere — until he leaves them behind on a train.
An alphabet book set inside a lavish old Victorian mansion, where animals from A to Z turn up in surprising rooms — an elephant playing trains in the ballroom, a zebra soaking in the bathtub.
A little red chicken just can't sit still through bedtime stories, jumping into Hansel and Gretel and Little Red Riding Hood to save the characters herself, much to her patient papa's dismay.
A boy named Nicholas wakes up to find a witch has cast a body-swap spell on him overnight, trapping him inside his cat Leonardo while Leonardo goes off to school in his place.
A kid dreams up the ultimate shortcut to awesome: a magical Robo-Sauce that turns squishy little humans into giant, laser-eyed, rocket-footed robots — no beans, baths, or bedtime required.
A cast of insects — damselflies, beetles, and a pill bug named Icky — watches a tiny shoot grow into a plant, builds a tree fort in its branches, and faces something horrible that swoops down from above.
A sound-making wonder named Mr. Brown moos like a cow, hoos like an owl, buzzes like a bee, and even chews gum like a grum-grumming hippo, daring readers to make every noise right along with him.
Two kids stuck inside on a rainy day get an uninvited visitor — a tall cat in a striped hat who promises fun and games while their mother is away.
