Dinosaurs Love Underpants: questions to ask and activities to try
Why did the dinosaurs die out? This book says it was all about underpants. Dinosaurs Love Underpants is a very silly rhyming story from the Aliens Love Underpants team, made for reading aloud.
What age is it for? Dinosaurs Love Underpants is best for ages 3–6. Good for: Laughing together, rhymes and a very silly take on dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs Love Underpants (Claire Freedman and Ben Cort)
- Age
- 3-6
- Best for
- Laughing together, rhymes and a very silly take on dinosaurs
Read it with lots of expression and let your child join in with the rhymes. Afterwards, talk about what really happened to the dinosaurs.
What it helps with
- Enjoying reading together
- Rhyme and rhythm
- Telling real from silly
- Dinosaur facts
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.
- “Why did the dinosaurs want underpants?”
- “What happened when they fought over them?”
- “Is that what really happened to the dinosaurs?”
- “Which dinosaur was your favourite?”
- “What’s the silliest thing in the book?”
- “What else could the dinosaurs have loved?”
5-minute activities to try together
Underpants line
Cut out paper underpants, decorate them with crazy patterns and peg them on a string washing line.
Real or silly?
Say a dinosaur fact, real or made up, and see if your child can tell which is which.
Free printables: Dinosaurs Love Underpants 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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Aliens Love Underpants (Claire Freedman and Ben Cort)
- Best for
- Pure silliness, rhyme and laughing together
- Age
- 2-6
Giraffes Can’t Dance (Giles Andreae)
- Best for
- A child who measures themselves against what other children can do
- Age
- 4-7
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 16 October 2026
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