New from the creators of the award-winning Never Show a T-Rex a Book, Never Let a Diplodocus Draw is a glorious celebration of imagination and of creativity, and young children will love it.
The book asks us to imagine what would happen if you let a diplodocus get arty. Let loose with crayons, she’d soon move on to paint and mixed media, creating wonderful artworks and would be sure to build up a huge fanbase. Introducing her to other artists’ work would inspire even bigger, more extraordinary pieces, and could lead to an explosion in a paint factory as it struggles to keep up with demand.
Our artistic dinosaur shares many of the characteristics of little children, the same enthusiasm and delight in making pictures and the story is joyous from start to paint-splattered finish, the scale and sheer colour of the ‘what if’ set-up certain to delight its readers.
A laugh-out-loud 'what if . . .?' adventure. What would happen if you showed a diplodocus how to draw? One day she'd be messing around with crayons and paint - and the next she'd be a global art sensation! Full of fun - get drawing with Dippy!
Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a lawyer turned children's author, with two young children who ask her lots of questions. Rashmi writes non-fiction picture books that ignite children's curiosity, as well as fictional stories that crackle with imagination. When she's not playing with words, you'll find her on her yoga mat twisting herself into all sort of shapes.
Commenting on what inspired her to write Good News, Rashmi Sirdeshpande said:“I grew up loving comics, picture books, puzzle books and fact books. Anything that sparked that WOW feeling inside me. Anything that carried me away! Because books are the cheapest ticket to absolutely everywhere - real and fantastical. And I love that today especially, there really is something for everyone out there. I wrote Good News to give young readers the facts about the biggest challenges we face on this planet but also the facts about how far we've come already, how much amazing work is being done, and how we have so many reasons to be hopeful about the future. Good News is the hardest, truest, most important thing I've ever written and to see it shortlisted for this incredible award means everything to me. Everything.”
