Laurene Krasny Brown

Dinosaur characters illustrate the value of friends, how to make friends, and how to be and not to be a good friend.

Explains in simple language the feelings people may have regarding the death of a loved one and the ways to honor the memory of someone who has died.

Text and illustrations of dinosaur characters introduce the Earth's major environmental problems and suggests ways children can help.

Text and illustrations of dinosaur characters introduce aspects of divorce such as its causes and effects, living with a single parent, spending holidays in two separate households, and adjusting to a stepparent.

"Using accessible dinosaur characters and clear language, [this book] . . . explores key civic values on every adult's mind and helps show young readers how the things they do every single day can be guided by principles we must share in a democratic society: freedom, fairness, the rule of law, equality, respect for free speech, and respect for the truth. By modeling accessible ways to practice being a good citizen, children will understand they are...

Dinosaur siblings Rex and Lilly play at various activities.

As an ordinary rabbit in real life is portrayed as a bionic bunny on his television series, the reader views all the production efforts that provide that illusion.