{"id":926180,"date":"2025-07-07T11:10:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=926180"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:10:24","slug":"have-you-seen-dinosaur-by-david-barrow-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/07\/07\/have-you-seen-dinosaur-by-david-barrow-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Seen Dinosaur? by David Barrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span lang=\"MI-NZ\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"926181\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/07\/07\/have-you-seen-dinosaur-by-david-barrow-2\/dino-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dino.jpg?fit=422%2C597\" data-orig-size=\"422,597\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dino\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dino.jpg?fit=422%2C597\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-926181\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dino.jpg?resize=313%2C442\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dino.jpg?w=422 422w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dino.jpg?resize=212%2C300 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/>Play hide and seek\u00a0in the city with a boy, his animal friends and a\u00a0dinosaur\u00a0that\u2019s surprisingly hard to spot.\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"MI-NZ\">brilliantly interactive follow-up to international bestselling picture book,\u00a0<\/span><em><span lang=\"MI-NZ\">Have You Seen Elephant?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-NZ\">Best friends boy, dog and elephant are VERY good at hide-and-seek. There\u2019s a missing dinosaur in the city\u2014who better to spot this elusive giant? They search the skate park, the museum, the subway\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-NZ\">No one in the city can spot the dinosaur, not even this crack hide-and-seek team. But delighted readers will be pointing \u201cThere it is!\u201d from the first page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LvFMvfUvpxs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-NZ\">This absurd, laugh-out-loud picture book for preschoolers is\u202frichly illustrated with David Barrow\u2019s trademark beautiful use of light and colour and dramatic cityscapes\u2014a guaranteed hit with dinosaur-loving toddlers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davidbarrowillustration\/\">David Barrow<\/a> is a recent graduate of the Cambridge School of Art where he completed a Masters in Children\u2019s Book Illustration and received the top prize, the Sebastian Walker award for most promising children\u2019s illustrator.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geckopress.com\">Gecko Press\u00a0<\/a> have an amazing portfolio of great books and are worth adding to your list of recommended publishers.\u00a0 Stories children and parents will want to read hundreds of times, for ages 0 to 12 (sometimes infinity). <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"925490\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/03\/04\/have-you-seen-dinosaur-by-david-barrow\/gecko-press\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gecko-Press.png?fit=484%2C286\" data-orig-size=\"484,286\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gecko Press\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gecko-Press.png?fit=484%2C286\" class=\"wp-image-925490 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gecko-Press.png?resize=158%2C93\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gecko-Press.png?resize=300%2C177 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gecko-Press.png?w=484 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Have You Seen Dinosaurs? is a fun book with meaning!! Discover that the city is actually packed with dinosaurs, you just need to know how to see them!<\/p>\n<p>A great book for the summer and a definite favourite to have and to share.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sue Martin Children's Literacy Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"896\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/about\/dolphinlogo2014imageright\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/dolphinlogo2014imageright.jpg?fit=272%2C359\" data-orig-size=\"272,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dolphinlogo2014imageright\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/dolphinlogo2014imageright.jpg?fit=272%2C359\" class=\" wp-image-896 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/dolphinlogo2014imageright.jpg?resize=179%2C237\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/dolphinlogo2014imageright.jpg?resize=227%2C300 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/dolphinlogo2014imageright.jpg?w=272 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. Offering a miscellany of news and featured authors for all our readers,\r\nwhatever their age.<\/small><br><br><br>\r\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play hide and seek\u00a0in the city with a boy, his animal friends and a\u00a0dinosaur\u00a0that\u2019s surprisingly hard to spot.\u00a0The\u00a0brilliantly interactive follow-up to international bestselling picture book,\u00a0Have You Seen Elephant?\u00a0\u00a0 Best friends boy, dog and elephant are VERY good at hide-and-seek. There\u2019s a missing dinosaur in the city\u2014who better to spot this elusive giant? They search the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/07\/07\/have-you-seen-dinosaur-by-david-barrow-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Have You Seen Dinosaur? by David Barrow\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. 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