Hello, friends! Our book today is Dino Dino Doing Homework, written by Claressa Swensen and illustrated by Yogesh Mahajan, the story of a little dinosaur learning the value of doing his homework.

There are many things that little Dino likes to do, like singing his favorite songs while dressed up as a king, and playing hide-and-go-boo with his big sister. But one thing Dino does not like is homework: he hates having to stop doing all his fun activities to work on learning. He complains about this to his mommy, but she stands firm, encouraging Dino to work hard and do his best. And when he does, Dino finds that completing his homework and being prepared for the next day at school makes him feel accomplished and confident, and makes his mother very proud.

This one was a bit rough around the edges, but had some genuine positives! The art was mostly fun, with decent shading and vibrant colors and characters, though it did suffer from the illustration shortcut of having the characters’ facial expression be identical across many pages. And while there where a few rhymes that were a bit clunky, most of the text was easy and fun to read aloud. The story is simple, but it does exactly what it needs to do: gives children honest and convincing reasons to do their homework. There’s even some fun coloring pages included in the back. The length was fine, and JJ enjoyed it, so overall, we can say that this one is Baby Bookworm approved!

(Note: A copy of this book was provided to The Baby Bookworm by the author in exchange for an honest review.)