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A review by bickie
Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst
3.0
Lulu is a spoiled child whose parents have a hard time saying "no"; however, they have drawn the line at getting Lulu a pet brontosaurus for her birthday. Lulu decides to go get one for herself then, and sets out into the forest with her well-stocked suitcase. Along the way, she meets a snake, tiger, and bear, all of whom are irritated at her loud singing and therefore threaten her. She fights back and continues on her way.
The author interjects at various times to talk with the reader, including to acknowledge that dinosaurs and humans did not coexist and that animals don't talk. This makes the book a nice story to use with a fiction writing unit.
There are interesting topics to discuss here including how being kind and polite result in different behavior in others than being confrontational (except with the dinosaur...). The dinosaur's interest in abducting Lulu though being very nice and polite is a little disturbing even though Lulu had every intention of abducting him in the first place.
Good for more advanced younger readers as well as for older but not as strong readers.
The author interjects at various times to talk with the reader, including to acknowledge that dinosaurs and humans did not coexist and that animals don't talk. This makes the book a nice story to use with a fiction writing unit.
There are interesting topics to discuss here including how being kind and polite result in different behavior in others than being confrontational (except with the dinosaur...). The dinosaur's interest in abducting Lulu though being very nice and polite is a little disturbing even though Lulu had every intention of abducting him in the first place.
Good for more advanced younger readers as well as for older but not as strong readers.