Edwina, the Dinosaur who Didn't Know she was Extinct

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Call Number: Kids Book / Picture Books / Dinosaurs / Willems, Mo, E WIL
On Shelf At: Traverwood Branch

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Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Dinosaurs / Willems, Mo	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E WIL	4-week checkout	Due 05-11-2024
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E WIL	4-week checkout	Due 05-08-2024
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Dinosaurs / Willems, Mo	4-week checkout	Due 05-22-2024
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Dinosaurs / Willems, Mo	4-week checkout	Due 04-20-2024

Edwina is well-known in her neighborhood, she plays with kids, she bakes delicious chocolate chip cookies and helps old ladies cross the street. She is well-loved by everyone except for one person: Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie. He knows for a fact that dinosaurs are extinct and tries to convince everyone that they are. What happens when Edwina finds out?

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funny concept submitted by fairytale on August 13, 2011, 2:39pm Funny concept, cute story and illustrations.

Unique submitted by mtrax on August 21, 2014, 9:06am Edwina is unique. She's the only dinosaur left, but she doesn't know it.

good submitted by lgpat on July 16, 2016, 10:58am good dinosaur book to read to a young sibling

Awesome submitted by llmowers on June 19, 2017, 1:48pm This book is so funny!! Kids who love dinosaurs and Mo Willems should read this book.

Great Story, Questionable Moral Takeaway submitted by Meginator on June 30, 2019, 1:57pm This book is (unsurprisingly) quite funny, anchored by delightful illustrations that add to the story’s innate humor. Mo Willems excels at drawing exaggerated emotional expressions that work really well with his generally cartoonish style, and the page layouts allow for some nice variation in the pacing. The story itself is fairly silly and far from didactic, but I was slightly put off by its subtle suggestion that facts and scientific inquiry don’t necessarily matter in the face of shared community delusion; in our current political climate, that type of thinking is downright dangerous. This is an excellent example of a delightful little book whose time has perhaps passed.

Dino submitted by avrogers1 on July 19, 2019, 9:34pm This is very cute children's story. The illustrations are adorable.

Our favorite mo willems book submitted by brynnly.bagley on August 10, 2020, 9:06pm This is easily our very favorite mo willems book. Very underrated!

know submitted by smr on July 25, 2022, 10:00am don't know