If you need a story about never giving up, this story fits the bill.

Three cute cuddly kittens have conquered climbing everything on their island. Off in the distance, Dinosaur Island will be their next challenge, even though the narrator tries to talk them out of it. On their fourth try, ( the narrator tried to convince them to stop trying) the kittens succeed in getting to the top of the T. Rex, triceratops, and the brontosaurus. Ahhh, sweet success! This is short lived though when the kittens find out they have only climbed the island’s baby dinosaurs. The mother dinosaurs are not happy about it. BUT this is a success story. The kittens do not give up, even with the narrator’s objections.

My one problem with this story is Michael Slack’s choice of dinosaurs. The T. Rex was a fine choice. The triceratops was scary in appearance, but a plant eater back in his day. The brontosaurus was also a plant eater and other than its enormous height, not scary. Michael Slack draws them to be snarling scary dinosaurs. As the mother of a young boy who had me read every nonfiction dinosaur book to him in his elementary school’s library, I wonder just how many other children will notice this poor choice for frightening dinosaurs.