Author: Tom Fletcher
Published: 16 Nov 2017
Series: -
Rating: 3 stars
Synopsis:
They sang and danced a merry celebration with their new dinosaur friend . . . It was a Christmas Eve that none of them would ever forget.
The Christmasaurus is a story about a boy named William Trundle and a dinosaur, the Christmasaurus. It's about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have an extraordinary adventure. It's about friendship and family, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer, music and magic. It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible . . .
The Christmasaurus: The Musical Edition includes 14 songs on CD, all written and performed by Tom Fletcher, accompanied by a full orchestra with performances by Giovanna Fletcher, Carrie Hope-Fletcher and Santa Claus! And listen out for newcomer Max Reader singing 'Someone More Than Me' and Harry Judd on drums in 'Afraid of Heights'.
Throughout the book you'll find prompts telling you which track to listen to as you read the story, and at the back are all the lyrics, so you can sing along, too!
The Christmasaurus is a story about a boy named William Trundle and a dinosaur, the Christmasaurus. It's about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have an extraordinary adventure. It's about friendship and family, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer, music and magic. It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible . . .
The Christmasaurus: The Musical Edition includes 14 songs on CD, all written and performed by Tom Fletcher, accompanied by a full orchestra with performances by Giovanna Fletcher, Carrie Hope-Fletcher and Santa Claus! And listen out for newcomer Max Reader singing 'Someone More Than Me' and Harry Judd on drums in 'Afraid of Heights'.
Throughout the book you'll find prompts telling you which track to listen to as you read the story, and at the back are all the lyrics, so you can sing along, too!
Sometimes the right things to do are the hardest.
I listened to this as an audiobook.
The introduction is read by Tom Fletcher which is a nice touch. I also like that he added in the science behind why there are no more dinosaurs. The made-up words also make it fun to listen to and I'm sure that children would love the words too when it's read to them.
In the physical book, there are lovely illustrations by Shane Devries and there are also illustrated gift tags in the margins where it tell you that you can play the scene-specific songs from the exclusive soundtrack if you wish to.
In the audiobook, it automatically heads straight into the song for you, rather than you having to press play on the next song while reading. I also like that Tom mentioned that music is a type of magic too as it's very true - it can sometimes help lift your spirits when you're feeling rotten, and it can help you to continue to be happy when you're in a good mood.
The songs are wonderfully catchy, and I'm pretty sure I know every word to #1! However, when you look up Tom Fletcher's music video to #12 and really listen to the words, it does make you become sad. I'm also glad that Tom's wife Giovanna and his sister Carrie both sing a song or two as it does make it feel a little more homely. Song #5 can make you sad when you listen to the lyrics too.
The narrator has a good tone of voice and makes it sound as if a grandparent was telling a story to a child. You can also tell which character is which, and even the Christmasaurus has a unique voice.
There are some great life lessons to be learned in this book too - even for an adult!
- It's okay to be different
- Some people have a disability
- Bullying isn't okay
- It's okay to feel rotten
One point I do find interesting is the theory of how the elves act and how they make the toys for good children. We always think of elves as little creatures that physically make the toys - but in The Christmasaurus, we find out that maybe everything they say is in rhyme and they dig in the ice for the toys instead.
The soundtrack:
1. It Must Be Christmas Time
2. Dig, Diggedy Dig (The Digging Song)
3. The Christmasaurus
4. Thin Ice
5. Someone More Than Me
6. The Nice List
7. I've Been a Good Girl
8. I Believe It Could
9. I Ho, Ho, Hope It's Santa
10. I Love Creatures
11. Christmas Makes Me Sick
12. Afraid of Heights
13. Don't Know What It Is
14. If You Believe
I listened to this as an audiobook.
The introduction is read by Tom Fletcher which is a nice touch. I also like that he added in the science behind why there are no more dinosaurs. The made-up words also make it fun to listen to and I'm sure that children would love the words too when it's read to them.
In the physical book, there are lovely illustrations by Shane Devries and there are also illustrated gift tags in the margins where it tell you that you can play the scene-specific songs from the exclusive soundtrack if you wish to.
In the audiobook, it automatically heads straight into the song for you, rather than you having to press play on the next song while reading. I also like that Tom mentioned that music is a type of magic too as it's very true - it can sometimes help lift your spirits when you're feeling rotten, and it can help you to continue to be happy when you're in a good mood.
The songs are wonderfully catchy, and I'm pretty sure I know every word to #1! However, when you look up Tom Fletcher's music video to #12 and really listen to the words, it does make you become sad. I'm also glad that Tom's wife Giovanna and his sister Carrie both sing a song or two as it does make it feel a little more homely. Song #5 can make you sad when you listen to the lyrics too.
The narrator has a good tone of voice and makes it sound as if a grandparent was telling a story to a child. You can also tell which character is which, and even the Christmasaurus has a unique voice.
There are some great life lessons to be learned in this book too - even for an adult!
- It's okay to be different
- Some people have a disability
- Bullying isn't okay
- It's okay to feel rotten
One point I do find interesting is the theory of how the elves act and how they make the toys for good children. We always think of elves as little creatures that physically make the toys - but in The Christmasaurus, we find out that maybe everything they say is in rhyme and they dig in the ice for the toys instead.
The soundtrack:
1. It Must Be Christmas Time
2. Dig, Diggedy Dig (The Digging Song)
3. The Christmasaurus
4. Thin Ice
5. Someone More Than Me
6. The Nice List
7. I've Been a Good Girl
8. I Believe It Could
9. I Ho, Ho, Hope It's Santa
10. I Love Creatures
11. Christmas Makes Me Sick
12. Afraid of Heights
13. Don't Know What It Is
14. If You Believe
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All books in this series:
All books in this series:
1 | The Christmasaurus
2 | The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch
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