Dinosaurs and preschoolers go together like peanut butter and jelly. That’s why a dinosaur-themed emergent reader book is a fantastic tool for early learning. We’ve created an adorable dinosaur guided reader book all about dinos and colors. You can find it in our shop! Keep reading to see how we like to use ours.

Why use an emergent reader?

Emergent readers are designed with simple text, repetitive patterns, and supportive illustrations. This helps build early literacy skills like word recognition, sentence structure, and left-to-right reading. Add dinosaurs to the mix, and you’ve got a powerful combo of fun and foundational learning.

Our dinosaur emergent reader also encourages conversation. Kids will want to talk about the different species, colors, and actions they see. This boosts vocabulary and comprehension—plus, it’s just plain fun.

In short, our dinosaur emergent reader doesn’t just teach reading—it makes preschoolers want to read. And that’s the real magic.

How to Use

Download and print the My Little Dinosaur book. Cut out the pages and staple them together. You’ll want to read the book with your child the first few times. Once they get the idea of what the book is about, have them color the pages, and practice reading the words with you. Our book has dots under each word to help teach one-to-one correspondence and left to right. Kids can keep the book they’ve created and practice reading any time to build their reading confidence!