Cute story with a great example of not bringing precious things to school because they might get lost but then turning it into so many other cute lessons!

It's picture day, and Freida is wearing her favorite hat for the occasion. But the photo won't be taken until afternoon, and in the meantime, Freida can't resist playing. But then she loses her hat, which forces her to make some tough choices.

Many a child has struggled with the grief of losing something of sentimental value, but few are given the chance to choose to share despite their sorrow. This soft little book is a cozy reminder of what really matters. The language is a little stilted, as it's quite formal, but it helps the story feel quirky and proper, which is OK.

Thank you to NetGalley and NorthSouth Books for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

Cute little dinosaurs, colorfully illustrated. This is a fun children's story, with nicely detailed illustrations, telling of these cuties at dino daycare.....& ends up with a nice little lesson in sharing & caring! I'd definitely like to share this with a little one!
I received a digital ARC from publisher NorthSouth Books Inc. via NetGalley, with the understanding that I'd read it & offer my own fair/honest review.

What a heartwarming book about generosity, coping and patience with something lost, and friendship! The illustrations are very well done, and my son loves both dinosaurs and hats so I cannot wait to read this with him. This is one of my new favorites.

Thank you NetGalley and NorthSouth Books for this advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

Bright, colorful illustrations fill the pages of Picture Day at Dino Play. Picture Day is an experience that all school age children understand. They will sympathize with Freda who tried so hard to keep her special hat clean for the class picture. But she can’t stay away from the fun during outdoor play and loses her hat. Her classmates band together to help Freda find the hat in a wonderful display of how to help others. When Freda discovers who is using her hat and why they want it, she is happy to leave it where it is. As the story ends, the little dinos wear handmade hats for their photo. This charming story is sure to delight small children. It leads to discussion questions about having fun, helping and sharing. 5 stars.

Thank toy to NetGalley, NorthSouth Books and Sean Julian for this ARC.

Picture Day at Dino Play was an amazing children’s book. I love how all the animals are helping find the hat. The pictures are very colorful. I cannot wait to show the book to my four year old granddaughter.

A great lesson of kindness and selflessness. It's picture day and Freda is wearing her favorite hat, but she loses it. Her friends get together to help her find it and the resolution is even better. Celebrating the act of giving with amazing characters and a wonderful art style.
Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for this e-arc.

My youngest daughter is almost 3 and she loves dinosaurs. She absolutely loved this book and asked me to read it again as soon as I finished. It's nice having a dinosaur book that the character is a girl. The illustrations in this book are adorable. I will definitely be buying this one to add to our collection!

I really like the storyline for this kids book. I had difficulty reading it because it's not kindle friendly, but seeing past that..the storyline is super cute.

I really enjoyed the illustrations as well.

This is an adorable book about a triceratops named Freda who loses her favorite hat on picture day. My three year old enjoyed it, the story kept her interest and she loved all the drawings. Her favorite part was looking at the hats at the end of the book and the baby birds. The illustrations are colorful and include a wide range of dinosaurs. I think the overall message is sweet, about friends coming together to help Freda find something and making her feel included in the end. I would definitely read more from this author and recommend it to all who have dinosaur loving kids. Thank you to NetGalley and NorthSouth books for the ARC in exchange for my opinion.

Thank you so much to the author and publisher for the opportunity to have a look at this one early. I was very drawn in by the gorgeous colours in the illustrations.

I read this one with my daughter who has just turned seven. She's just starting to veer away from picture books as they are a little shorter, however she is obsessed with dinosaurs, and has recently had school photos so I thought she'd like this one.

We both agreed that the illustrations were gorgeous. The dinosaurs had such character and were beautifully detailed.

Unfortunately I felt like the story fell a little short. First in that it was quite short, and second in that it wasn't really about the photos, that was almost an afterthought. Really it was about losing something but then realising someone else might need it more. Which is still a lovely message and we enjoyed the book. I just thought the title didn't exactly reflect the story itself.

Still a charming picture book with gorgeous artwork.

That was adorable.
I’m a huge fan of the illustrations.

The story was also super sweet. I loved the honesty from the teacher.

The ending put a smile on my face.

absolutely precious! Cute little Frieda in her favorite hat! Loved the illustrations
quick and adorable

I thought this book would be an introduction to picture day at school for youngsters. It was a little of that but so much more. It teaches teamwork and helpfulness when her classmates all rally to help the MC find her missing favorite hat. It teaches selflessness through the MC character giving up her prized possession to another who needed it more. These are important and relatable lessons for the target audience.

I just loved the whimsical and colorful dinosaur illustrations and their humanized personalities and activities. It reminded me a little bit of the 1980s classic kid's film The Land Before Time. Introducing dinosaurs to very young children in this manner is a good way to get them interested before they learn how vicious and scary many of them really were.

Thank you to NetGalley and NorthSouth Books for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

A cute book about picture day at a school with dinosaurs! One of them is really excited about her hat, but when she loses it is upset. When they find it finally, it’s being used by a bird as a nest.

The story was cute and the illustrations were also great!

“Sean Julian's adorable dinosaurs are back in Picture Day at Dino Play, the second adventure after Norman's First Day at Dino Day Care. This lively story shows how generosity can make people happy, and there is always a creative solution when things don’t go as planned.”

I think the story itself is delightful. Freda loses her favorite hat while playing with her friends once day. Her beautiful friends try to help her find it, but they realize that a birdy has acquired the hat for herself and has laid eggs in it. Even though it was her favorite hat that her grandma used to have, Freda is comfortable leaving the hat with the birdy. In the end, the teacher leads everyone in making their own creative hats.

However.

I am not sure if this book is for me. I really enjoyed the artwork, and the sweet little story; however, what I didn’t enjoy was the message. It reminded me of RAINBOW FISH, the story of one fish who had something that made him special, but since everyone else didn’t have that thing, they demanded that he make them feel special by giving a part of him away to placate them. In this case, Freda loses her favorite hat that her grandmother gave her in order to give the birdy a home. Freda gets to make her own hat in the end, but an arts and crafts hat would not have the same sentimental value as your grandmother’s hat.

Yes, generosity can be nice, but where is the line? Is it necessary to sacrifice the things you treasure dearly to satisfy someone else? Do your own needs just not matter in comparison to someone else’s needs?

I’m just not a fan of books that deliver this type of message. It supports people pleasing, to a degree.

What a cute story about friendship and inclusion.
Frieda looses her beloved had right before pictures and when it’s found, it is needed more by someone else. She doesn’t get upset but her classmates go out of their way to make her feel included.

Gorgeous illustrations as well!!

Thank you to Netgalley and NorthSouth Books for an E-ARC in exchange for my, and my son's, honest review.

A sweet story about Freda, the Triceratops that lost her favorite hat on picture day at their school (the name of the school is Dino Play, hence the title). Luckily she has good friends and teachers who are there for her. The illustrations are beautiful! My 4 year-old was captivated during the story and asked a lot of questions about the pictures. Overall the story flows nicely, but the text is very small on the digital version, I had to zoom in to read and then zoom back out to look at the full picture.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. A cute story for toddlers and preschool kids about sharing. The illustrations are a lot of fun to look at as well.

Terrific little children’s story, filled with a bunch of kindness lessons. We loved it. Added bonus that it was a dinosaur book.