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Was that your bottom, Dinosaur?

by Sam Taplin, illustrated by Ana Larrañaga
Designed by Anna Gould

Interest age: 2 to 3

Published by Usborne, 2023

  • Board books
  • Funny
  • Interactive
  • Poetry and rhyme

About this book

Sometimes, a book comes along that you didn’t know you needed until you see (and hear) it. Was That Your Bottom, Dinosaur? is such a book. 

A board book with five spreads that combines the enduring love of little ones for dinosaurs and farts, this board book – with sound – is one that older babies and toddlers will love, but parents might (in the very nicest of ways) want to periodically hide under a sofa cushion.  

From the thunderous bottom of a T-Rex to the bubbling-water-inducing farts of a Pterosaur, Was That Your Bottom, Dinosaur? features rhyming text, an early introduction to four different dinos and, of course, a sound button on each page that lets rip some pretty loud windy noises.

There are some nice playful, fun-to-copy words here too – snortle-grortle-fizz-whizz-woo! for instance – which will aid little ones in their language acquisition and be super fun to repeat along the way. 

There is an on/off button on the back, for when it all gets a bit much, but it’s a very funny book with huge play value that little ones (and possibly adults) will adore. 

About the author

Sam Taplin has been in love with words for as long as he can remember. He started writing poetry at primary school, where Mrs Holloway warned him never to put a word in a poem just because it rhymed - advice he still tries to follow when wrestling with a new poem. After studying English literature at university he was full of long words and complicated sentences, but writing books for children has helped him to realise that you don't need lots of words to say something properly - just the right ones.

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