DINOBLOCK BOARD BOOK

Twenty-four dinosaurs. Every one a surprise. Dinoblock follows Alphablock and Countablock in the bestselling Abrams Block Book series and applies the beloved die-cut peek-through mechanic to the most popular subject in toddlerdom: dinosaurs. Each thick page is cut into the silhouette of a different dinosaur, so children see through the shape of a T-Rex, a Triceratops, a Brachiosaurus before the page turns to reveal it in full, alongside illustrated facts about its world.

It is a genuinely clever way to introduce dinosaur names and shapes — children are physically tracing the outline of each prehistoric creature as they interact with the page, building recognition through touch and sight simultaneously. The illustrated environments that fill each spread give the book real factual depth too: prehistoric landscapes packed with the plants, insects, eggs and other creatures that shared each dinosaur’s world, all rendered in Peskimo’s characteristically vivid, bold and detail-rich illustration style.

The cover gives a perfect taste of what’s inside: two giant dinosaur silhouettes — a deep burgundy long-neck and a vivid green sauropod — overlapping across a warm terracotta prehistoric landscape, with an illustrated dinosaur scene visible through the die-cut window of the larger one. Bold, beautiful and completely irresistible to any child who has ever roared at a museum exhibit. Pairs beautifully with the Classic World Wooden Dinosaur Ramp Racer for a complete dinosaur gift.

• Written by Christopher Franceschelli; illustrated by Peskimo
• Die-cut board book — pages cut into the silhouette of 24 different dinosaurs
• Each dinosaur introduced through its shape and illustrated prehistoric environment
• Part of the Abrams Block Book series (Alphablock, Countablock, Farmblock, Loveblock, Buildablock)
• Published by Abrams Appleseed, June 2015
• ISBN: 9781419716744