Baby Triceratops - by Julie Abery (Board Book)

About the Book

"Baby Triceratops explores the prehistoric world with others in his herd in this sturdy board book. On an adventure to find food, they meet a big scary dinosaur. It'll take speed and strength to escape to safety"--

Book Synopsis

Take little ones on a prehistoric adventure with baby dinosaurs! Based on facts we know from paleontology, these poetic rhyming stories imagine what Jurassic and Cretaceous life was like for the youngest dinosaurs. Delightful read-alouds for toddlers and preschoolers, these sturdy board books will stand up to countless readings.
Baby Triceratops explores the prehistoric world with others in his herd. On an adventure to find food, they meet a big scary dinosaur and must run away. It'll take speed and strength to escape to safety. Written by former preschool teacher Julie Abery and infused with Gavin Scott's warm illustrations depicting the late Cretaceous era, this sturdy book in the Baby Dinosaurs board book series will delight babies and toddlers and demand to be read again and again.

Review Quotes

This board book presents a slice of life look at a dinosaur and its perilous adventures over the course of one day. For the diminutive triceratops, this singular day begins like any other, with a trip across the fields in search of food while her mother and other adult triceratops remain nearby. Baby Triceratops grazes at ease. Then, a predatory dinosaur arrives and gives chase. Fleeing with her mother, Baby Triceratops has to leap over obstructions, run as fast as her short legs allow, and follow as closely to her mother as she can to avoid the hungry predator. Eventually, the triceratops family escapes, but not before Baby Triceratops tumbles down a steep hill into a squishy mud puddle. Still, even this mishap cannot stymie Baby Triceratops and her determined approach to living. With her mother's assistance, a cleaned-off Baby Triceratops is once again happy to eat and learn about the world around her. Presented in a rhyming pattern, and full of colorful, imaginative illustrations, this board book will appeal to young listeners and emerging readers. Featuring an endearing main character and built against colorful backdrop, the story of Baby Triceratops will be enjoyed by emerging dinosaur fans.

"Presented in a rhyming pattern, and full of colorful, imaginative illustrations, this board book will appeal to young listeners and emerging readers. Featuring an endearing main character and built against a colorful backdrop, the story of Baby Triceratops will be enjoyed by emerging dinosaur fans." --Children's Literature

"Those who claim that you can't pack in plot with simple wordplay have never met this series. A tip of my hat and a bow for this creative team. they know not what they hath wrought." --A Fuse #8 Production (31 Days, 31 Lists: Best Board Books of 2024)

"Follow a baby Triceratops in this fun-filled romp for most collections in this purchase for most library shelves." --School Library Journal

"This series will delight children with its splash of adventure, suspense, and trip to the Mesozoic Era!" --Where the Board Books Are

"These are delightful read-alouds for toddlers and preschoolers, these sturdy board books will stand up to countless readings..." --Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Julie Abery, a children'Äôs book writer and former preschool teacher, lives in Switzerland with her partner and Tilly, their springer spaniel. She loves to travel and can always be found exploring children's bookshops wherever she goes.