cover image You Make My Heart Saur

You Make My Heart Saur

Maggie Fischer, illus. by Todd Lauzon. Silver Dolphin, $7.99 (12p) ISBN 978-1-64517-760-9

Dinosaurs stand in for the scale of a narrator’s love in this board book filled with “dino-mite” wordplay by Fischer. Opening with “My love for you is louder than a Triceratops can roar,” simple rhymes go on to compare love to the size of a T. rex’s bite, a pterodactyl’s wingspan, a brachiosaurus’s height, and more. In one scene, two fossilized dino skeletons hold claws; in another, a live adult and child exchange a nose rub. Throughout, colorful, sleekly rounded digital illustrations of snuggles and other acts of fondness between variously hued dinos big and small are framed by jungle foliage, showcasing contented prehistoric grins that feature on every page. Ideal for the youngest dinosaur lovers. Ages 3–5. (Dec.)