By Rashmi Sirdeshpande (author) , Diane Ewen (illustrator)
"An artistic diplodocus has enormous, messy fun with paint"
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New from the creators of the award-winning Never Show a T-Rex a Book , Never Let a Diplodocus Draw is a glorious celebration of imagination and of creativity, and young children will love it.
The book asks us to imagine what would happen if you let a diplodocus get arty. Let loose with crayons, she’d soon move on to paint and mixed media, creating wonderful artworks and would be sure to build up a huge fanbase. Introducing her to other artists’ work would inspire even bigger, more extraordinary pieces, and could lead to an explosion in a paint factory as it struggles to keep up with demand.
Our artistic dinosaur shares many of the characteristics of little children, the same enthusiasm and delight in making pictures and the story is joyous from start to paint-splattered finish, the scale and sheer colour of the ‘what if’ set-up certain to delight its readers.
From the creators of Never Show a T-Rex a Book - Winner of the Queen's Knickers Award
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A laugh-out-loud 'what if . . .?' adventure. What would happen if you showed a diplodocus how to draw? One day she'd be messing around with crayons and paint - and the next she'd be a global art sensation! Full of fun - get drawing with Dippy!
Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a lawyer-turned-storyteller, who was part of the Penguin Random House Write Now mentoring programme in 2018. As a British Indian child, she didn't get to see many children like her in the books she read, so she is now passionate about writing stories that children from these backgrounds can relate to.
Commenting on what inspired her to write Good News, Rashmi Sirdeshpande said: “I grew up loving comics, picture books, puzzle books and fact books. Anything that sparked that WOW feeling inside me. Anything that carried me away! Because books are the cheapest ticket to absolutely everywhere - real and fantastical. And I love that today especially, there really is something for everyone out there. I wrote Good News to give young readers the facts about the biggest challenges we face on this planet but also the facts about how far we've come already, how much amazing work is being done, and how we have so many reasons to be hopeful about the future. Good News is the hardest, truest, most important thing I've ever written and to see it shortlisted for this incredible award means everything to me. Everything.”
Photo credit Charlotte Knee
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From the creators of Never Show a T-Rex a Book - Winner of the Queen's Knickers Award A laugh-out-loud 'what if . . .?' adventure. What would happen if you showed a diplodocus how to draw?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Never Let a Diplodocus Draw and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Never Let a Diplodocus Draw features in the following genres: Art and Design, Educational: Arts, general, Educational material, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Dinosaurs, The Natural World, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Never Let a Diplodocus Draw was written by Rashmi Sirdeshpande and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Never Let a Diplodocus Draw has 32 pages
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