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Never dance with a dinosaur

By Pamela Butchart

Peri’s perfect dance partner arrives—but can she tame a dinosaur’s disastrous ballet moves?

funny imaginative energetic chaotic

Genres

Fantasy Humour Animals

What is Never dance with a dinosaur about?

Peri adores dancing and dinosaurs, so when she joins her sister’s ballet class, she imagines the perfect dance partner. But Miss Tippytoes firmly warns everyone never to dance with a dinosaur. Peri ignores her—and soon a real dinosaur arrives! Together they stomp, shimmy, waltz and crash through the streets, causing hilarious chaos wherever they go. Can Peri keep dancing when her wild partner gets completely out of control?

About the author

Pamela Butchart is a much-loved author from Scotland who writes funny and exciting books for children. She is best known for her series about Izzy and her friends, like 'The Spy Who Loved School Dinners' and 'Baby Aliens Got My Teacher.' Pamela’s stories are full of laughter, surprises, and lots of school adventures.

Pages

32 pages

Reading age

Picture Book (2-7)

This edition

2025

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