With bright pictures of colourful dinosaurs, this rhyming picture book will quickly engage children’s attention. The steady rhythm of the story with gentle rhythmic and rhyming pattern tells a story of friendship and positivity in the face of adversity. The vibrant pictures complement the story perfectly and the bold, shaped text will hold a child’s attention throughout the story. As I read this book, I quickly saw how its musical themes could be used to introduce basic musical terminology to children just beginning to learn about music with opportunities to talk about pitch, volume and introduce notation. Older children could even be encouraged to create their own tune to accompany the rhythmic text. Children could be encouraged to tap a steady pulse as the story is read. While reading, young children could use their knowledge of rhyme to complete the lines in the story or later find the rhyming words within the text…