What Dinosaur Am I? (The World of Dinosaur Roar!
Lift-the-flap book
by Peter Curtis
Illustrated by the author
In collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution
Simon Spotlight
An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division
2025
16 pages
ISBN: 9781665966047
What Dinosaur Am I? is full of riddles about different dinosaurs and engineered to allow busy young hands to grasp the book itself and carefully lift each flap to reveal the answers. Peter Curtis uses colorful illustrations to capture each dinosaur’s attributes and personality traits. The dinosaur facts were approved by paleontologists (the scientists that study ancient life uses fossils and other remains). Fun book design encourages the child to lift each flap and discover facts about the dinosaur until they lift the last flap labeled, “What dinosaur am I?” to reveal the dinosaur’s scientific name.
With twenty-eight flaps which open from the left, the right, the top and the bottom readers will be busy not only with the visual art and the fascinating facts but also in learning how to open each flap. The paper over board construction is sturdy enough for hours of reading and revealing, but an adult should read the facts and guide their child into lifting the flaps carefully to avoid damaging the flap or book paper.
What Dinosaur Am I? is sure to become a favorite book for every child and especially those who love DINOSAUR ROARS!
Highly, highly recommended ages 18 months and up.
