If I Had a Dinosaur

A little girl dreams of having her very own pet. But what kind of animal would make the best companion? A mouse is too small, a cat is too ordinary, and a fish is too . . . wet! As she plays with her toy dinosaur, inspiration strikes. What about a real, live dinosaur? She could ride it to school. It would need lots of food to eat, a swimming pool to drink from, and a dino flap so it could come and go!

At the end of a day spent busily imagining, the girl trudges up to bed with her little plastic dinosaur. As she falls asleep, the dinosaur from her daydreams stands in the garden with its head poking through the bedroom window, making her dreams come true.

With playful illustrations, If I Had a Dinosaur is a charming, witty, rhyming story celebrating the power of a child's imagination.

Gabby Dawnay is a writer and poet. She is a regular contributor to OKIDO magazine and a scriptwriter for children's television.

Alex Barrow is a London-based illustrator. He is the art director for and a regular contributor to OKIDO magazine. Alex and Gabby are also the duo behind A House for Mouse and A Song for Bear.

• Publisher: ‎Thames & Hudson; Illustrated edition (February 28, 2017)
• Language: ‎English
• Hardcover: ‎32 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎0500650993
• ISBN-13: ‎9780500650998
• Reading age: ‎3 - 5 years
• Grade level: ‎Preschool - 2
• Item Weight: ‎14.8 ounces
• Dimensions: ‎9.8 x 0.4 x 10.6 inches