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Yoon, Helen

Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur?

32 pp. | Candlewick | May, 2023 | Trade ISBN 9781536226256 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 9781536232110 $18.99
(2) PS How do you find something you can't see? A pigtailed girl in a yellow pith helmet explains how she lost her invisible dinosaur. "He had gotten REALLY dirty." A crayon drawing by the narrator shows her washing a muddy dinosaur-shaped figure. But once she hoses away the mud, the dinosaur disappears. Determined to find him, she makes a dino-load of PB&J sandwiches (his favorite snack) and leaves a trail of them, hoping to lure him back home. No luck, though the local wildlife is happy. She hangs "missing" posters, but a picture of an invisible dinosaur isn't very helpful. A series of three double-page spreads features more of the narrator's artwork showing how rain, snow, or a pile of leaves makes seeing the outline of her dinosaur easier--nicely hinting at how he's revealed a few pages later. The story's gentle pacing and effective page-turns help build suspense. Yoon's (Off-Limits, rev. 11/21) uncluttered mixed-media illustrations have a breeziness that matches the tone of the text, telegraphing to listeners that there's really nothing to worry about. If you know how to look, sometimes the impossible is possible.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2023

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