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Family Reading Book Review: A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs by Ben Garrod

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I am not a purist when it comes to reading. I count books I listen to on audible.com as books I have read.  I encourage my child to listen to books on audible.  We often get the paperback so he can follow along, but it is not required.  In my house reading is for fun and learning.

We listen to books together as a family in the car and many nights when we come home, he asks to keep listening to his book instead of turning on the tv.  It is a constant challenge to find books we will both love.

We just finished one such book together on audible.  Ben Garrod’s A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs is an amazing family listen!  Don’t be fooled by the title, my seven year-old was completely engaged.  It was easy to listen to in small 15-minute drives and the production quality was good!  The author includes pop-culture references to Jurassic Park for those who only know dinosaurs from there.  We even learned a few things the movie got wrong!

If you are a parent who has seen every episode of Dinosaur Train twice (or more) you will recognize the Troodon!  But there are new things for you in the book as well!  Even my dinosaur-loving seven year-old learned new things!

A common theme throughout the book is what is your favorite dinosaur. Mine is still the velociraptor even though I learned that they are not what you see in Jurassic Park.  What is your favorite dinosaur?

The best part of this book?  It is free this month for members if you haven’t already selected your two free audible originals!  Even at the regular price, though this is a great investment. It is definitely a book we will listen to more than once!  The link to the book on audible.com is NOT an affiliate link.  I just really like the book.
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