Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
Jane Yolen · 2003
82/100
👍 Worth It
Yolen and Teague's contrast structure — here's how NOT to be sick, here's how TO be sick — is brilliantly suited to young children who love recognizing rule-breaking, and the dinosaur-in-a-doctor's-office illustrations are genuinely funny. Kirkus praised it, the series has sold over 3.5 million copies, and this installment earns its place in pediatric waiting rooms and bedtime routines everywhere. Thin on story, rich on charm.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance72
craft85
originality68
accuracy88
hype72
age-fit92
human-eye84
Penny’s verdict82
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