- Comedy
- Picture Books
- Ages 3–7
The shape of it
The shape of this universe.
The Dinosaur That Pooped is Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter and Garry Parsons' gleefully gross rhyming picture-book franchise about Danny and a dinosaur whose appetite and digestive consequences drive every plot. The books are loud, silly, highly commercial and absolutely committed to poo humour, sending the dinosaur through Christmas, space, the past, pirates, planets, Halloween and more. The franchise is not subtle, but it is extremely effective for children who find bodily-function comedy irresistible and for adults who need a high-energy read-aloud that lands immediately.
A hugely silly rhyming picture-book series about a hungry dinosaur, Danny and an enormous amount of poo.
Primary themes
Tone palette
- Funny
- Silly
- Absurdist
- Irreverent
The series
One way in.
Cultural footprint
A shelf of evidence.
What The Dinosaur That Pooped has done
- Bestseller list
Cultural ubiquity
5/ 5Household name — recognised across generations.
Sensitivity
Low, and collection-wide.
Across the collection
All 9 books.
About the creator