When Dinosaurs Came With Everything by Elise Broach

Friday is errand day and the young boy isn't looking forward to the usual round of shopping, haircuts, and doctor's appointments that make up the usual routine. Until mom and son stop at the bakery and see the sign "Buy a dozen Get a Dinosaur." They walk out with donuts and a triceratops! At the next stop they acquire a stegosaurus and encounter more kids and dinosaurs as they stroll through town. David Small's watercolor illustrations show dinosaurs looking through windows, following their humans like dogs, and somehow fitting into the cityscape. Eventually, mom adjusts and dinosaurs and boy live happily every after. Sure to please those dinosaur lovers in every crowd. When Dinosaurs came with Everything by Elise Broach. Illustrated by David Small. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007.