Crunch the Shy Dinosaur

Cirocco Dunlap ∙ Illustrated by Greg Pizzoli

Paperback

Published on Jan 21, 2020 | 40 Pages

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Ebook

Published on May 29, 2018 | 40 Pages

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Grades Preschool – 2
Ages 3–7

From Cirocco Dunlap (This Book Will Not Be Fun) and Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner Greg Pizzoli (The Watermelon Seed) comes a charming, giggly read-aloud that illustrates the particular art of making a friend!

Crunch is a lovely and quiet brontosaurus who has hidden himself in some shubbery and is rather shy. He would like to play, but it will require some gentle coaxing from you! If you are patient and encouraging, you will find yourself with a new friend!

This book is a warm, funny example of how to engage with someone new, who is perhaps a bit different from you. Lessons in friend-making (such as minding personal space and demonstrating interest in another’s hobbies) are delivered so subtly that children will absorb them unconsciously as they delight in Crunch’s silly hat and dance moves!

Cirocco Dunlap (This Book Will Not Be Fun) and Greg Pizzoli (The Watermelon Seed) enchant and surprise us with their first collaboration.

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2018!

"Crunch is a hot-pink, nonthreatening dinosaur. An unseen narrator gives readers a series of directions on how to interact with him, setting up an entertaining, interactive story experience. Larger lessons about how to relate to others lurk beneath the surface of this lighthearted tale. An excellent interactive choice."
-School Library Journal

"The illustrations will have children and adults chuckling, as the not-insubstantial Crunch attempts to hide in the boughs of a rather small tree and as his expressions change from dubious to delighted." -Kirkus Reviews

ISBN 9780593175682 (Paperback)
Published on Jan 21, 2020
Published by Dragonfly Books
Pages 40
Dimensions 8 x 11
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: AD540L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

ISBN 9780399550607 (Ebook)
Published on May 29, 2018
Published by Random House Studio
Pages 40
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: AD540L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

Cirocco Dunlap

CIROCCO DUNLAP has written for the New Yorker and McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, as well as television’s Man Seeking Woman and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. You can find her at ciroccodunlap.com and follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @ciroccotweets.

Greg Pizzoli

Greg Pizzoli is the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning creator of the Baloney and Friends graphic novel series, as well as the author and illustrator of the picture books The Watermelon Seed, Good Night Owl, and The Book Hog. He also writes nonfiction for kids, including The New York Times Best Illustrated title Tricky Vic, and PIZZA! A Slice of History.

Greg Pizzoli works in a studio he shares with his wife Kay Healy, who is a printmaker and author. They live in Philadelphia with their two daughters.