A dinosaur story with their name inside
Dinosaur gifts for kids who want to be in the adventure
For a dinosaur fan who enjoys a story read aloud, a personalized hardcover gives them a part in the adventure. A Dinosaur Adventure begins with an egg and a very small dinosaur that needs help. Tiny Adventures: The Lost Hatchling takes the child through an impossible doorway to a dinosaur valley. Both are fiction, with the child's illustrated likeness made from a photo.
Compare the stories ↓Published by TinyShelf. This guide compares our own books using current catalog offers.
Start with the child
Which reading experience fits?
Hatch a tiny dinosaur
An egg, a new companion and some very messy attempts to teach it to be a dinosaur. Read Arjun's complete sample.
See A Dinosaur Adventure →Help the lost hatchling
A dinosaur brings the child a named satchel and a way into a valley beyond an impossible doorway. Choose the Dinosaurs world.
See Tiny Adventures →Choose the kind of dinosaur gift
These are fictional storybooks. For species facts, consider a factual reference; for hands-on play, choose a separate model or toy. The hardcover offer includes neither.
Read the sample text →Choose between looking after a dinosaur and helping one home
In A Dinosaur Adventure, the child digs up an egg, hatches a tiny dinosaur and tries to teach it how to be a dinosaur. The mistakes make the story funny. In The Lost Hatchling, a dinosaur arrives carrying a satchel with the child's name, and the child goes through a doorway to reach a hatchling beyond fallen roots. Choose the particular story they would want to hear again. A dinosaur on the cover is only the beginning of that choice.
Read a story sample before buying a dinosaur gift
Arjun's complete A Dinosaur Adventure sample is linked below. It is the published stand-in book for that title. Read the words and follow the pictures across several spreads to judge the humor, amount of text and pace. The Lost Hatchling is a different Tiny Adventures story, selected through the Dinosaurs world on its product page. Arjun's egg story is not a sample of The Lost Hatchling.
A storybook, a model and a reference book serve different interests
Choose a personalized story when the pleasure is imagining themselves beside a dinosaur and reading the adventure together. A model or toy suits hands-on play; a factual dinosaur encyclopedia suits looking up species, fossils and prehistoric time. The two TinyShelf books here are imagined adventures, not paleontology references. Toy dinosaurs, fossils, satchels and other objects in styled product images are props rather than extra items included with the hardcover.
Check the child character before approving the gift
Look at the face, hair, apparent age and readable name across your own personalized pages. Tiny Adventures has five story worlds; select Dinosaurs to make The Lost Hatchling rather than assuming every edition has a dinosaur plot. The actual product pages show the current photos and details requested. After checkout, storybook review allows word or picture change requests, and you read the finished book before approving print.
Read before choosing
Read Arjun's dinosaur story.
This is the published A Dinosaur Adventure sample, a separate book from Tiny Adventures: The Lost Hatchling.
A Dinosaur Adventure: Arjun's published sample
Actual sample pages from this title. Read the complete sample to follow the story beyond the spread shown here.
Read this spread at full size
A different story: The Lost Hatchling
Current catalog details
Compare the reading age, cast and hardcover.
Each title has its own published range and required details. Prices follow the selected market; the product page and checkout show the current delivered total.
Scroll sideways to compare the details and prices.
| Book | Who stars | Personalization | Hardcover |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Dinosaur AdventureDino adventure | Your childAges 3–8 | One photo of your childPreview the cover + first 3 spreads free | $49.99Free US shipping |
| Tiny AdventuresTheir favorite world. Their story inside. | Your childAges 3–8 | One photo of your childPreview the cover + first 3 spreads free | $54.99Free US shipping |
Check when you see your personalized pages.
- A Dinosaur Adventure: currently offers a free cover and opening-pages preview before checkout. After payment, review the finished book and request word or picture changes before approving print.
- Tiny Adventures: currently offers a free cover and opening-pages preview before checkout. After payment, review the finished book and request word or picture changes before approving print.
The samples on this guide use stand-in children. Your own book uses the supported details you provide.
Before you order their gift.
- Read the sample and check the exact title's age range, format and cast.
- Use a clear photo of the child and the details requested by that product's form.
- Check the shipping destination, delivered total and current timing. Leave time for personalization and your review before print approval.
- Read the refund and print policy and photo-retention information before uploading photos or ordering.
Questions before you choose.
Are these personalized dinosaur books or dinosaur fact books?
They are personalized fictional adventures. A Dinosaur Adventure is an egg-and-hatchling story; The Lost Hatchling is the Dinosaurs world of Tiny Adventures. Neither is offered as a factual dinosaur encyclopedia.
Do the two books tell the same story?
No. A Dinosaur Adventure follows the child trying to teach a tiny newly hatched dinosaur. The Lost Hatchling follows the child through a doorway into a valley to help a separated hatchling. The Arjun sample belongs only to A Dinosaur Adventure.
Can this be a birthday present?
Yes. Neither plot needs to take place on a birthday. Add a dedication for the occasion and choose the story the child will enjoy afterward. Check production and delivery information before choosing an arrival date.
Is a toy dinosaur included?
No. The offer is the personalized hardcover. Toys, fossils, satchels, boxes and other objects used to style photographs are not included.