9 animals come alive
A picture book by Katia Sunn
Dinosaurs Are Back
Spike in New Adventures
Spike's egg brother is stolen, and a small triceratops sets out to bring him home.
- A mystery with a missing egg
- Ten dinosaurs, friends and foes
- Every one of them steps into your room
- Ages
- 6 to 10
- Pages
- 54
- Format
- Paperback · 8.5 × 8.5 in
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The story
A small dino, a big forest, and one missing egg.
Spike is a young Triceratops with three horns and, as he puts it, even bigger dreams. He was just getting used to the idea of a baby brother and had already picked a name, Fino. Then one night the egg was gone.
So Spike, small and scared, goes looking. A Tyrannosaurus chases him for hours and then, out of breath, offers to help. A Spinosaurus spits him out because he smells wrong. A Velociraptor trades clues for chickens, and a Brachiosaurus shows him that a lake is not so wide if you look at it differently. His uncle turns out to be far too busy grooming his horns to be of any use.
Somewhere across the lake, in a cave, there are strange sounds. Eggs are missing all over the forest, and the smallest dinosaur around is the one who works out why. Katia wrote it the way Spike would tell it, in his own voice, scared and brave in the same sentence, and she kept the ending for the last page. After that comes a page of real dinosaur facts, because every reader will ask.
What stays with them
- Being small is not the same as being helpless
- The most unlikely allies can be your greatest friends
- Even in the darkest of times there is room for a bit of fun
Who you'll meet
Tyrannosaurus
Chased Spike for hours. Then became his loudest ally.
Spinosaurus
Spat him out. Spike smelled of T-rex.
Stegosaurus
Their eggs went missing too.
Triceratops
Spike's uncle. Very busy with his horns.
Velociraptor
A detective who works for chickens.
Brachiosaurus
Twenty of them make a bridge.
Dilophosaurus
Three of them, on a quest of their own.
Apatosaurus
Sad red eyes. Cured by a pineapple.
Carnotaurus
Wounded, and the one who whispers run.
Ankylosaurus
Armoured like a knight, and up to something.
Drag to spin. On a phone or tablet this opens AR.
And then the magic
Meet the Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus, the one who chased Spike and then kept his word. This is him, from page 9.
Every animal in the story is also a real 3D model. Scan the code on its page and it stands in your room. The other 9 are waiting inside the book.
Look inside
Turn the pages. Tap the codes.
Real pages from the book. Where a code is printed you'll find a sticker: tap it and that page's animal comes up in 3D.
The rest lives in the book.
54 pages, every animal ready to step out.
Coming to Amazon · $14.99
Cover
Swipe the page or use the arrows.Drag a corner or use the arrows. The tap me stickers sit where the codes are printed.
From the back cover
Join Spike, the famous Triceratops, on an exciting journey into the world of dinosaurs. Solve the mystery of a daring theft and watch herbivores and carnivores on a strange hunt.
Explore fun dinosaur facts and see these amazing creatures come to life in your room. Resize them, walk around them, and capture videos of your dino friends in action.
To enjoy the magic, just use a smartphone or tablet (Android or iOS) and scan the QR code on each page with your camera. No app required.
Katia Sunn
Questions parents ask
Before you buy
- Do I need an app?
- No. Point the phone's or tablet's normal camera at the code on the page and tap the link. The animal opens in the browser and, on a phone or tablet, can be placed on your floor.
- Which devices work?
- iPhone and iPad (iOS 12 or newer) and Android phones and tablets with ARCore, which is most devices since 2018. Amazon Fire tablets show the 3D animal but cannot place it in the room.
- What age is it for?
- We wrote it for ages 6 to 10. Younger kids love watching, older ones read the story themselves and take the videos.
- Is it safe? What about the camera?
- The camera view stays on your device. We don't collect photos, video or location, there is no account and no login. The page uses a cookieless visit counter and nothing else.
- Isn't this more screen time?
- About a minute per animal, standing in the room, usually with a grown-up. It ends with the tablet going down and the book staying open. The book works fine without a phone or tablet too.
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9 animals come alive
9 animals come aliveAlready have the book? The secret animals are at madeofyou.com/spike.