Children's ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
Jane Yolen · 2002
🎙 Narrated by Jane Yolen (author-narrated, Weston Woods production)
80/100
👍 Worth It
This is the real standout of the batch -- a starred Kirkus review, an ALA Notable pick, and multiple best-book honors don't happen by accident, and the playful mismatch of giant dinosaurs having ordinary bedtime meltdowns is genuinely funny and sweet. Jane Yolen narrating her own verse adds a layer of authenticity you don't often get. It's simple, sure, but it's simple done exceptionally well, and the narration is excellent.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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🎙 Narration: excellent Author-narrated by Jane Yolen via Weston Woods Studios, a well-regarded children's audio producer; acclaim is for the print edition but the narration pedigree carries over.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness55
Craft & writing88
Originality75
Evidence & accuracy80
Hype vs delivers80
Age-fit90
Human-eye read85
Penny’s verdict80
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