Plastic dinosaurs, real messes. Read the What the Dinosaurs Did picture book series from Refe & Susan Tuma.
What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night: A Very Messy Adventure
A Bank Street College Distinguished Children's Book.
Boasting bright and hilarious photographs, along with a story written from the point of view of an older, wiser sibling, Refe and Susan Tuma's picture book documents a very messy adventure that shows just what the dinosaurs did last night.
“★The authors may well have created a monster with this deliciously chaotic notion. ”
What the Dinosaurs Did At School
In the follow-up to the hit What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night, everyone's favorite plastic dinosaurs make the trip to school. Each scene is photographed in meticulous detail, letting viewers joyfully suspend disbelief and think to themselves--just LOOK at what these diminutive dinos did at school!
Perfect for kids of all ages—and their parents.
“Students who love dinosaurs will devour this book.”
What the Dinosaurs Did the Night Before Christmas
In the third installment of the What the Dinosaurs Did series, your favorite overly-jolly dinosaurs get up to all kinds of holiday mischief: tipping trees, smashing gingerbread houses, swinging from garlands, and more.
Will they wreck the halls and end up with coal in their Christmas stockings, or is a Christmas miracle in store?
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Frances and the Monster
Frances, an aspiring scientist, must stop the monster she created before it destroys her city in Refe Tuma’s debut Middle Grade novel.
"A captivating tale filled with monsters, marvels, and misadventures, Frances and the Monster is gripping, inventive, and deeply moving. Tuma’s middle-grade debut is a harrowing and heartfelt tribute to owning your scars and learning to turn them into stars." — Alysa Wishingrad, author of The Verdigris Pawn
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“⭐️ Bursting with wry humor...an utterly original tale.””
Frances and the Werewolves of the Black Forest
When her train is hijacked on the way to an emergency meeting of scientists, and she and her friend Luca flee into the Black Forest. Seeking shelter with a group of orphans, Frances learns the rules of the woods: Never travel alone. Never make a sound. Because something hunts in the shadows, something with glowing eyes and sharp teeth.
Frances is no stranger to monsters, but she quickly learns there are forces more terrifying than she ever imagined…and that the key to defeating them might lie in her own scientific discoveries. With Luca and the orphans at her side, Frances must again face the horrifying, this time determined to stop evil and make a name for herself, once and for all.
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What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night
Every November, Refe and Susan Tuma work long into the night to bring their four children scenes from the secret lives of their toys -- specifically the nighttime antics of their plastic dinosaurs. Throughout more than 80 photos, the dinosaurs wreck bathrooms, destroy vases, rock out, encounter terrifying hot irons, even do the dishes with hilarious, magical results. Each scene is photographed in meticulous detail, letting viewers joyfully suspend disbelief and think to themselves -- just LOOK what the dinosaurs did last night!
“Hilarious, magical, and simply fabulous.”
“One couple’s silly plan to thrill their kids went viral. A peek at their new book makes it obvious why.”
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