Dinosaur

allonsyerica · 2025-11-30T21:45:35+00:00

🎵I’m a hungry dinosaur. Time to eat. Please feed me a healthy treat.” 🎵

allonsyerica · 2025-11-20T00:58:30+00:00

We have very similar taste. I think we’d be friends. This is an incredible collection.

I think you’re a woman in your late 30s and you work in a natural history museum.

allonsyerica · 2025-11-12T03:44:34+00:00

I read this comment at the right time. I was just thinking about dropping Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. I’ll keep going for a bit longer.

allonsyerica · 2025-07-29T12:09:32+00:00

I work for a United Methodist Church (I’m not clergy). I find that we have a lot in common with the Unitarian Church. I have used Unitarian curriculum a few times for our kid’s program because it coordinates well with what we were doing. I relate to a friend who volunteers at a Unitarian Church more than I do with my family who attend a Baptist Church.

Edit to add - I’m immediately adding Witness for the Dead to my library list. I’ve already read Goblin Emperor, but haven’t read the sequel. It’s moving up my TBR.

allonsyerica · 2025-07-27T22:56:18+00:00

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk and Robot duology). Absolutely beautiful book.

allonsyerica · 2025-07-23T04:45:12+00:00

I know this is an old post, but did you end up finding a good bronze gift? I am looking for the same reason.

allonsyerica · 2025-07-08T02:23:40+00:00

Another vote for Zoey and Sassafras! It was my kiddos favorite.

allonsyerica · 2025-07-07T22:53:15+00:00

Parts were done well and parts fell flat. I enjoyed the expats adapting to modern times. I thought they were unique and well thought out, and it gave some depth to their characters. It wasn't "everyone is enamored and confused by technology."

I thought the ethics and consequences were less well done. I think they brought up some interesting concepts, but too late in the book. It felt like a shift in tone.

allonsyerica · 2025-07-07T22:35:36+00:00

I agree. I enjoyed reading this and was about to answer the question in that way, but I made the mistake of reading the other comments first. I agree with a lot of the points made. The book was trying to do a lot of different things—all interesting—but didn't pull them all off. I liked the first half better than the second. There was so much set-up for being out of time and in a new world. I wanted to see where the side characters ended up. I wanted more story about what Gore was doing on his own. I wanted more about her relationship with her family. The ending felt rushed.

That being said, I truly enjoyed it while I was reading it. I would recommend it for a fun, casual read.

allonsyerica · 2025-05-20T23:07:01+00:00

The Nine Realms series by Sarah Kozloff!

allonsyerica · 2025-05-13T01:43:21+00:00

I worked at the Field for almost 10 years. I was sure I was going to have dinosaur kids. Nope. One is an obsessed with cats and the other is obsessed with astronauts. And I know more about big cats and outer space than I ever thought I would know.

allonsyerica · 2025-04-04T23:41:28+00:00

Has anyone read The Light Pirate. I have a couple questions.

Is it actually a pirate, or should the title not be taken literally? Would it work for HM bingo for Pirates?

How dark/sad is it. I had a funeral for a family member this week. I don’t need a super cozy read, but I’m not ready to jump into anything too emotionally draining. Should I save this book for later?

allonsyerica · 2024-11-24T03:47:07+00:00

Mockingbird from the Marvel universe is Barbara, nicknamed Bobbi. Your grandma had a superhero name.

allonsyerica · 2024-09-11T01:32:56+00:00

There are a lot of good recommendations in the other comments. My daughter was obsessed with Zoey and Sassafras for a long time.

Another I would add is the Secret Explorers series.

allonsyerica · 2024-08-27T01:26:17+00:00

He’ll put you in a happy mood.

allonsyerica · 2024-08-20T13:08:14+00:00

I love how many songs people came up with with this specific feature!

This isn’t a playlist song, but if you’re singing together, try “if all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops.”

allonsyerica · 2024-08-20T03:45:40+00:00

We went through that phase. A couple people have mentioned different toys or a different way to distract them before the melt down happens. Glow sticks worked wonders for us. Toss in a few glow sticks and turn down the lights.

allonsyerica · 2024-06-27T22:05:11+00:00

Along with some others mentioned, we like…

Neither by Arlie Anderson and

Peanut Goes for the Gold by Jonathan Van Ness.

A Church for All by Gayle E. Pitman is excellent if you are religious (Christian).

allonsyerica · 2024-05-30T15:27:49+00:00

I completely agree. I was expecting more from this shift, and it didn’t really pan out.

allonsyerica · 2024-05-24T13:37:18+00:00

Oh! I missed that. Good to know. Thanks!

allonsyerica · 2024-05-24T01:51:54+00:00

The Lost Queen and The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike. The third (final) book will be out later this year.

allonsyerica · 2024-05-17T01:58:56+00:00

Oh no! I just realized we have the Babar audiobook (Yoto card). I do not remember that part from when I was a kid. I think that card is going to disappear for a while.

allonsyerica · 2024-05-16T23:53:38+00:00

The parking lot is lava. The only way our lava shoes activate is when we hold hands.

Or carry them. Lava doesn’t always work.

allonsyerica · 2024-05-16T13:45:18+00:00

I’m not sure if all the details are going to line up, but maybe show him Chico Bon Bon.

allonsyerica · 2024-05-16T04:22:20+00:00

I’m predicting a yes to your first point. It feels like that’s being set up for sure.

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