Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones by Susan Lendroth, illustrated by Bob Kolar - ESSENTIAL

Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones by Susan Lendroth, illustrated by Bob Kolar. BOARD BOOK Charlesbridge/Imagine. 2023. $9. 9781623543754 

BUYING ADVISORY: PRE-K - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush has never been so much fun to sing, with these fun new lyrics based on a dinosaur dig. A group of paleontologists are out in the field discovering and removing dinosaur bones. We see them searching, excavating, sifting, and wrapping the find. Then when they return to the museum, they clean and study the bones, and prepare a new exhibit. 

I reviewed this title a couple of years ago and am thrilled to see it as a board book. Each page has a short commentary on what is happening in the illustration (and the song). The board book includes actions for each verse, and a nice spread of cool dinos and their names. The illustrations show a diverse mix of scientists, based on skin and hair color. 

Lisa Librarian