Dinosaur Douglas Books
Dinosaur Douglas Books offer an exciting, fun way to explore health-related subjects for early years children, including oral health, vitamin D, healthy eating, hand-washing and coping with stress. Written in rhyme and illustrated by international artist Alex Godwin, they are ideal for bedtime reading, PSHE and literacy.
Five missions, one cheeky dinosaur
Every title stands alone, and together they cover the habits that matter most before a child starts school.
How the books were made
Written with the people who look after children's health
Each story started with a statistic that alarmed Heather, and was shaped with clinicians, researchers and family support teams so the message is right as well as fun.
- Paediatric Consultants at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
- Kate Barnard, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Hammersmith and Fulham Family Support
- Alberta Wellness Initiative
- NSPCC
- FrameWorks Institute
Chosen by the people who look after children's health
Dinosaur Douglas and the Beastly Bugs has been bought in bulk to put a copy into the hands of young children across whole boroughs.
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5,250 copies
Hammersmith and Fulham Council
purchased copies to give to young children across the borough.
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3,500 copies
Doncaster City Council
added the book to oral health packs for children.
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1,750 copies
RDASH NHS Foundation Trust
purchased copies for children in its care.
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Cited
Department of Health
the book is highlighted in the Government document Tackling Poor Oral Health in Children.
That is 10,500 children who have their own copy, before a single bookshop sale.
In the classroom
I was really impressed with the way the children were able to connect to the books, even about something as complex as vitamin D. The discussions that resulted were really fruitful. The themes, covering healthy lifestyle choices, are unlike any that I have been able to find for children in a fictional text, so I found it really useful.
Our boys and girls loved Dinosaur Douglas, and it inspired us to be creative with the curriculum: we played with dinosaur small toys, brushed toy dinosaur teeth, painted pictures of dinosaurs and, in role play, we created a dental surgery.
Buy direct from Heather
Single copies, the Big Book edition for story time, or the set of five for £24.00. Posted across the United Kingdom.
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Bring Dinosaur Douglas to your school
Heather runs creative writing sessions and readings for nurseries, primary schools, libraries and teacher training, in London, Norfolk and further afield.