DinoSaUR Compiled by Pam Rosenberg • Illustrated by Mernie Gallagher-Cole Published by The Child’s World® about the author 1980 Lookout Drive Mankato, MN 56003-1705 Pam Rosenberg is the author of 800-599-READ www.childsworld.com more than 50 books for children. The Child’s World®: Mary Berendes, Publishing Director She lives near Chicago, Illinois, with Editorial Directions, Inc.: E. Russell Primm, Editorial Director; Lucia Raatma, Copyeditor and Proofreader; her husband and two children. Jennifer Zeiger and Joshua Gregory, Editorial Assistants The Design Lab: Design and production Copyright © 2011 by The Child’s World® about the illustrator All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher. Mernie Gallagher-Cole lives in Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pennsylvania with her husband and Dinosaur jokes / compiled by Pam Rosenberg ; illustrated by Mernie Gallagher-Cole. two children. She has illustrated p. cm. ISBN 978-1-60253-516-9 (library bound : alk. paper) many books for The Child’s World®. 1. Dinosaurs—Juvenile humor. I. Rosenberg, Pam. II. Gallagher-Cole, Mernie. III. Title. PN6231.D65D56 2010 818'.6020803625679—dc22 2010002047 Printed in the United States of America Mankato, Minnesota July 2010 F11538 e b l Ta 4 What? of 9 What Do You Call? C o n t e n t s 12 What Do You Get? 15 How? 17 Did You Hear? 18 Where? 19 Who? 19 Which? 20 Knock, Knock 21 Why? 22 When? 23 Good Question! Q: h a t ? What does a giant W a: Tyrannosaurus eat? Anything it wants to! Q: What’s a dinosaur’s curse? a: A Tyrannosaurus hex. Q: What did the dinosaur say after he caused a car wreck? a: “I’m so-saurus!” Q: What’s the best way to talk to a Tyrannosaurus rex? a: Long distance. 4 Q: What weighs 800 pounds and sticks to the roof of your mouth? a: A peanut butter and Stegosaurus sandwich. Q: What family does Maiasaura belong to? a: None of the families in my neighborhood! Q: What game does a Tyrannosaurus rex like to play with humans? a: Squash. Q: What vehicle does a Tyrannosaurus rex use to travel from planet to planet? a: A dino-saucer. Q: What’s as big as a dinosaur but weighs nothing? a: A dinosaur’s shadow. Q: What did the dinosaur call her shirt-making business? a: Try Sarah’s Tops. 5 Q: What happened when the dinosaur took the train home? a: She had to bring it back. Q: What did the cat say to the dinosaur? a: “Meow.” Q: What did the caveman say as he slid down the dinosaur’s neck? a: “So long!” Q: What should you do if a dinosaur is sleeping in your bed? a: Sleep somewhere else. Q: What is a Stegosaurus’s favorite playground toy? a: A dino-see-saw-r. Q: What happened when the dinosaur walked through a cornfield? a: He made creamed corn. 6 Q: What’s better than a talking dinosaur? a: A spelling bee. Q: What has a spiked tail, plates on its back, and 16 wheels? a: A Stegosaurus on roller skates. Q: What comes after extinction? a: Y-stinction. Q: What comes after y-stinction? a: Z-end. Q: What is Tyrannosaurus rex’s favorite number? a: Eight. 7 Q: What do dinosaurs use for the floors of their homes? a: Rep-tiles. Q: What do you need to know to teach a dinosaur tricks? a: More than the dinosaur. Q: What is in the middle of dinosaurs? a: The letter S. Q: What did the dinosaur say when she saw the volcano erupt? a: “What a lava-ly day!” Q: What makes more noise than a dinosaur? a: Two dinosaurs. Q: What does a Tyrannosaurus do when he takes you out to lunch? a: First, he pours salt on your head. Then he gets out his fork . . . 8