#Refe and Susan Tuma

[myfavkidbooks]

Title: What The Dinosaurs Did Last Night

Author: Refe and Susan Tuma

Type: Picture Book

Themes: Dinosaurs, play, creativity

[dinovember]

Dinovember Day One: Candy Corn Chaos

Dinovember Field Journal: Day One

It began innocently enough.

We awoke to find the dinosaurs frozen atop the dining room table, where appeared to have torn through a bag of candy corn.

No great loss there. Are there a functioning set of tastebuds on this planet who would willingly subject themselves to these waxen, tricolored “treats”?

Even the dinosaurs didn’t seem to have an especially high opinion of their loot. Steggy—always the hapless accomplice, perpetually nibbling at the edges of his companions’ misdeeds—was caught in media res pulling an orange crayon from its box. Don’t worry, Steggy—I’m not sure we could tell the difference either.

It was a tame first night, all things considered.

We had made preparations the night before: locked the messiest foods in the pantry, stowed sharp objects, and hidden the kids’ Halloween candy. We had left the candy corn unguarded, but that says more about the forgettableness of the candy than our readiness for the dinosaurs’ worst.

Today, at least, our precautions were proven unnecessary. Only Rex, the dinosaurs’ de facto leader and puckish purple prince, gave us pause. He had stuck to pieces of the triangular candies into his mouth like fangs. Surely this was only an exercise in silly faces, not an ominous warning of things to come.

We shared a nervous laugh and shrugged it off.

Perhaps this November wouldn’t be so bad.

Until tomorrow,

Refe & Susan Tuma

[30minutenovel]

Artist: Refe and Susan Tuma

"What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night"

http://dinovember.tumblr.com/

[macrush53]

Poetry Friday:

Thank you, Katie at The Logonauts for hosting Poetry Friday. Found this great poem in The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science. What a wonderful companion poem for this book, What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night by Refe and Susan Tuma.  it’s a Washington Children’s Choice Book Award nomination. Happy Friday. Happy Poetry.

[giftideasfromaycaramba]

What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night : A Very Messy Adventure by Refe Tuma and Susan Tuma From the creative parents who brought the world the web sensation "Dinovember" comes photographic proof of what toys get up to when the rest of the house is asleep. You might have noticed weird things happening in your house. Unexplainable messes. Food all over the kitchen floor. Who could the culprits be? Dinosaurs Boasting bright and hilarious photographs, along with a story written from the point of view of an older, wiser sibling, Refe and Susan Tuma's picture book documents a very messy adventure that shows just what the dinosaurs did last night. Give Fun Books: https://www.aycaramba.us/product-page/what-the-dinosaurs-did-last-night-a-very-messy-adventure #dinosaurs #funreadalouds #storytimepicks #givegreatbooks

[wellesleybooks]

Thinking we found another reason why the Crayons quit.

[refetuma]

Every month, Necessary Fiction publishes a new author's "research notes." Today, you can read my notes for What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night, titled, Inspirational Mess-Making Throughout Recent History.

Learn all about ice cream truck spills, bubble gum plant explosions, and the infamous Sprinkle Incident at my 7th birthday party (which is serendipitously appropriate because today is also my birthday.)

[dinovember]

WHAT THE DINOSAURS DID LAST NIGHT hits shelves in just one week—so how about a special sneak peek? Have a look and grab your copy here: http://bit.ly/DinosDidBN "The box said 'well-balanced,' but the dinosaurs were happy to prove it wrong."

[giftideasfromaycaramba]

What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night : A Very Messy Adventure by Refe Tuma and Susan Tuma From the creative parents who brought the world the web sensation "Dinovember" comes photographic proof of what toys get up to when the rest of the house is asleep. You might have noticed weird things happening in your house. Unexplainable messes. Food all over the kitchen floor. Who could the culprits be? Dinosaurs Boasting bright and hilarious photographs, along with a story written from the point of view of an older, wiser sibling, Refe and Susan Tuma's picture book documents a very messy adventure that shows just what the dinosaurs did last night. Give Fun Books: https://www.aycaramba.us/product-page/what-the-dinosaurs-did-last-night-a-very-messy-adventure #dinosaurs #funreadalouds #storytimepicks #givegreatbooks

[giftideasfromaycaramba]

What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night : A Very Messy Adventure by Refe Tuma and Susan Tuma From the creative parents who brought the world the web sensation "Dinovember" comes photographic proof of what toys get up to when the rest of the house is asleep. You might have noticed weird things happening in your house. Unexplainable messes. Food all over the kitchen floor. Who could the culprits be? Dinosaurs Boasting bright and hilarious photographs, along with a story written from the point of view of an older, wiser sibling, Refe and Susan Tuma's picture book documents a very messy adventure that shows just what the dinosaurs did last night. Give Fun Books: https://www.aycaramba.us/product-page/what-the-dinosaurs-did-last-night-a-very-messy-adventure #dinosaurs #funreadalouds #storytimepicks #givegreatbooks

[wellesleybooks]

It’s Friday and Margaret is in love with What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night . 

[dinovember]

Preorder #WhatTheDinosDid and join us for an exclusive webcast!

Preorder What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night and you'll be invited to an exclusive webcast with the authors! Refe and Susan will tell how Dinovember began and talk about what went into the more than 80 MESSES they helped the dinosaurs create around their home while making the book. They'll also set aside plenty of time to answer your questions. Use this form to show proof of your preorder and we'll send the webcast information soon: http://bit.ly/DinoPreorder