Dinosaur Roar!: questions to ask and activities to try
Dinosaur roar, dinosaur squeak! Dinosaur Roar! is a cheerful rhyming book of opposites for the very youngest dinosaur fans.
What age is it for? Dinosaur Roar! is best from birth to age 4. Good for: Opposites, rhyme and dinosaurs.
Dinosaur Roar! (Henrietta Stickland and Paul Stickland)
- Age
- 0-4
- Best for
- Opposites, rhyme and dinosaurs
Read it with big voices for the big dinosaurs and tiny ones for the small. Let your child act out each opposite: roar, then squeak; fast, then slow.
What it helps with
- Opposites like big and small, fast and slow
- Rhyme and rhythm, for early language
- Joining in with actions
- A first dinosaur book
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Which dinosaur roared? Which one squeaked?”
- “Can you find the fast and slow dinosaurs?”
- “Which dinosaur was the biggest?”
- “Which dinosaur was your favourite?”
- “Can you be a fierce dinosaur? A gentle one?”
- “What other opposites do you know?”
5-minute activities to try together
Opposite actions
Call out a pair, like loud and quiet or fast and slow, and act both out as dinosaurs.
Dino sort
Sort toy dinosaurs or animals into big and small, long and short.
Free printables: Dinosaur Roar! worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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- Best for
- Dinosaurs, diggers and counting
- Age
- 2-5
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- Best for
- Colours, animals and joining in with repeated words
- Age
- 0-4
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- Best for
- Opposites, rhyme and an unexpected friend
- Age
- 2-5
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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