The stories of Danny and the Dinosaur are rightly considered classics of early children's reading. The unified space of words and pictures inspires children with the desire and courage to read independently. The text is simple, understandable, without complex words, yet not primitive. The plot of each tale is coherent, clear, and close to the young reader. The font is large. And, perhaps, most importantly for a child, are the heartfelt illustrations, which allow them to 'not get stuck' on the first pages, but instead to eagerly continue reading and exploring the book. The collection includes three tales: 'Danny and the Dinosaur,' 'Danny and the Too Tall Dinosaur,' 'Danny, the Dinosaur, and the Puppy.' A curious boy named Danny goes to the museum. He looks at Indians, bears, Eskimos, guns, swords. And finally, in one of the halls, he sees dinosaurs. Danny is a smart boy; he knows that these ancient reptiles have long been extinct, but suddenly one of the museum dinosaurs speaks to him. Danny was truly happy. Perched on the neck of his new friend, Danny headed into the city. Perhaps the Dinosaur was even luckier than Danny. He enjoys ice cream, plays hide and seek with the children, carries them on his back, happily learns to follow commands together with the Puppy, performs good deeds – transforming into a bridge to cross the street, and saves a crane operator in trouble. He even becomes a celebrity: when he and Danny visit the zoo, all the visitors, forgetting about other animals, only look at the Dinosaur. Of course, Danny would like to take the Dinosaur home with him. How wonderful it would be to live together with such an amazing, huge, and kind pet! But it turns out that the Dinosaur has a sense of duty: he returns to the museum because HE IS NEEDED THERE. And as a farewell, he says that together with Danny, he experienced his best day in many millions of years. Recommended for children starting to read independently.
