Dinosaur vs. Bedtime

Dinosaur vs. Bedtime is a children's book, written and illustrated by Bob Shea. Dinosaur vs. Bedtime tells the story of a young dinosaur taking on a series of challenges before going to bed.

Story

The plot of Dinosaur vs. Bedtime centers around a young dinosaur that takes on many challenges, including adults, brushing his teeth, taking a bath, and eating spaghetti. The dinosaur takes on all the challenges put before, defeating them all by roaring at them,^[1][2] until he comes up against his final (or "biggest") challenge, bedtime.^[3] In the end "bedtime wins" and the dinosaur goes to sleep. The dinosaur is used in the story to represent a stubborn child who does not want to go to bed.^[1] Dinosaur vs. Bedtime was illustrated by Shea,^[4] who utilized mixed media including crayon, paint and photography.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Just, Julie (December 19, 2008). "Bookshelf". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/books/review/Bookshelf1-t.html. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Faust, Susan (November 23, 2008). "Holiday books: Young readers". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/21/RVDC145B42.DTL. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
3. ^ Faust, Susan (November 30, 2009). "Young Readers". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/30/RVP914C4BO.DTL&type=printable. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
4. ^ MacPherson, Karen (January 20, 2009). "Children's Corner: A look at contenders for Newbery". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09020/942983-44.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 

External links

• Bob Shea reading the book on Noggin