THE PREHISTORIC GAMES – for Sports and Dinosaur Lovers!

In this 30-minute session, Janet will share the “story-behind-the-story” of THE PREHISTORIC GAMES, a rollicking, rhyming picture book about dinosaurs competing tooth and claw for medals in Olympic-like events. She will read the book and chat with kids about their favorite sports and dinosaurs.

Janet Lawler

30 Minute Program

$125

In this 30-minute session, Janet will share the “story-behind-the-story” of THE PREHISTORIC GAMES, a rollicking, rhyming picture book about dinosaurs competing tooth and claw for medals in Olympic-like events. She will read the book and chat with kids about their favorite sports and dinosaurs.
She will then direct a couple of dino games that can be done at home.

Materials required: a clean sock for each child, large kitchen pot, masking tape, Sharpie pen/marker, crayons.

In advance: Download PREHISTORIC GAMES coloring sheet and PREHISTORIC GAMES
medal from book’s page on Janet Lawler website:
https://janetlawler.com/book/the-prehistoric-games-picture-book/

Best Ages: 4–7

About the Author

Award-winning author Janet Lawler writes fiction and nonfiction picture books and early readers for children. Scholastic Book Clubs and the Children's Book of the Month Club have featured her books, and her work has been translated into several languages, including Spanish, Japanese, and Hebrew.

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