Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!?

by Lois G. Grambling

Book Overview

A child describes all the possible advantages of having a Stegosaurus for a pet. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439671507
• ISBN13: 9780439671507
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good ratings from a 4 year old

My son received this book for his fourth birthday. (His 4th birthday was dinosaur themed, too.) He really enjoys the story, but not so much the illustrations. The illustrations aren't stegosaurus-ee enough for him.

My 2 year old son loves this book![.]

His Nanna got it for him for Christmas last year and it is probably the most read book we have. It makes him laugh and laugh, but you have to be sure and use funny voices![.] As far as the yucky vegetables part goes, just don't read yucky, we change it to nummy!! This is a great book that I plan on giving as gifts this year!...

My three little guys LOVE this story!

Our 4 and 1/2 year old twin boys and their 3 year old little brother love this story! They can really relate to the whinning little boy and the way he tries to justify owning a stegosaurus. His ingenuity and perserverance are quite admirable. My boys love the suprise ending! This is a great story to read out loud as long as you can pronounce the names of all the dinosaurs correctly! If not, the children will be sure to correct you!

My elementary students LOVE IT!

Make sure you read it with a whine in your voice just like the one they always use in the toy store!! Hysterically funny!!!

Teacher with great student response

I teach preschool (ages 3 -6). Everytime I read this book to the group at circle time, I always get a great response. They really enjoy this book(probably the older ones more so than the younger ones). I think it has to do with the way it is read aloud. I get into it, especially the "Can I have a stegosaurus Mom? Can I please? If I had a stegosaurus Mom..." Overall we all seem to like it.