- Picture Books
- Ages 3–6
- Animals
Dino Feelings: The Chattysaurus
Book 5 of 7 in Dino FeelingsView the full series
Chattysaurus loves to talk, and talk, and talk, until the day she notices her best friend has stopped listening. Funnier than most in the series, with a truth about conversation that applies equally to children and to many adults in the room.
- Best for3–6
- FormatPicture
- Length32 pp
- Read aloud~6 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Rhyming
- Repetitive
- Lyrical
- Comedic
- Conversational
Tone
- Warm
- Funny
- Silly
- Gentle
- Heartwarming
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Chattysaurus has a lot to say. The problem is that she says all of it, all the time, leaving very little room for anyone else. When a friendship starts to fray, quietly, in the way friendships do, she has to learn something that seems obvious but turns out to be quite difficult: that talking and listening are both half of the same thing. Rachel Bright and Chris Chatterton play this one for more laughs than the rest of the series, and it works: Chattysaurus herself is genuinely funny, all bright eyes and unstoppable monologue. The moment where she finally stops and hears what her friend has been trying to say is the emotional payoff. An excellent book for children who dominate conversations without noticing, and a gentle, non-accusatory way to have that conversation with them. Adults who recognise themselves in Chattysaurus will not mention it.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
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- Best fit · 3–6
- Read aloud · 2–6
- Independent · 5–6
Prose load
Light
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Excellent
Works well for
- Reading aloud
- Reading together
- Reluctant readers
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
3 / 5 · Workable
Sensitive-child
5 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- Communication skills
- Friendship
- Read aloud
- Gift book
Avoid if
No common reasons to avoid this one — a rare clean sweep on the sensitivity flags.
Particularly good for children who are…
- Making friends
- Starting nursery or preschool
- Starting school
- Neurodiversity or learning differences
In the classroom
How it works in school.
Rachel Bright's warm, rhyming picture books about feelings and resilience — lovely read-alouds for performing and for talking about big emotions.
A book children love that happens to support school — never a stand-in for the texts a class is taught with. Reviewed for the classroom · June 2026.
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The specific weight is the friend going quiet — Chattysaurus talking and talking, eventually noticing her best friend has stopped listening, the moment she finally stops and hears what they've been trying to say. The Dino Feelings for the child who never lets anyone else in.
- Being understood finally
- Friendship and belonging
- Trickery and cleverness
Why parents love it
The Dino Feelings on talking-versus-listening — Bright and Chatterton playing it for more laughs than the rest of the series, the realisation moment landing without lecture. Useful for any child whose school report includes the phrase 'talks a lot.' Adults who recognise themselves will not mention it.
- Shared humour
- Conversation starter
- Bedtime appropriate
- Quick to read
In the series
Dino Feelings.
7 books · open the series →
About the creators
About the creators.
If you liked this
Three ways out of this book.
If you liked this, try…
Lateral matches. Same shelf, different texture.
Come into this from…
Easier or preparing reads — perfect lead-ins.
Where to go next…
Escalation reads — a step up in scale, silliness, or stakes.
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