A Dinosaur Named After Me

Bernard Most found a genuinely clever hook: twenty-five kids each claim a dinosaur should be renamed after them because of a shared trait. A child with a quick temper argues for "Ryan-osaurus Rex"; a football player with bulky gear lobbies for "Gregosaurus." The jokes are light, but the science underneath is real — accurate facts about diet, behavior, and physical characteristics are woven into each child's first-person plea. The result is dinosaur education that sticks because it asks kids to see themselves in the material. Publishers Weekly praised it, and it's become a classroom staple for good reason. The honest caveat: slim picture-book format means the science stays surface-level, and not every child will find their own reflection in the named characters. But as a gateway into paleontology for early readers, it's creative and fun.