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What a delightful story. I‘m ready for the movie. Someone make this book a movie.

One of the most beautiful #graphicnovels I've ever read! It's meant to be for kids, but I still loved it, and so did my 5-year-old! Fun story, great message, quirky and cute.

#fridaycomics #comicbook

This was a great book and story! The illustrations were amazing, just saying. The story is about a dinosaur blending in NYC without anyone noticing him but a small girl. The girl follows him around trying to get a picture of him. In the end, the question is would you rather go unnoticed and be alone or have friends? Lovely all around.
4 stars

Sybil, trying to find out more about dinosaurs! #charactersreading

#charactersreading on the subway! Behind the paper is Bolivar, the last living dinosaur!

#HeyJune Day 20: If you are a dinosaur pretending to be something else in the bustling city of New York, you have to learn how to #ActNaturally. He is not a figment of young Sybil‘s imagination, nor is he an imaginary friend. The adults are simply obtuse, too wrapped up with their own sense of self-importance &patronizing manner to see, listen, &pay attention. Full review: https://gatheringbooks.org/2018/05/17/graphic-memoirs-of-new-york-city/

Some pages are all panels, while others layer splash pages, panels, and even picture-book-like text and captions. Hunting for evidence of Bolivar the dinosaur on every page-- and how the adults don't notice him-- is half the fun.

Beautiful graphic novel about a little girl in NYC whose neighbor may be the only living dinosaur-- if only anyone else would notice. It would make a great bedtime story/read-aloud for kids who are transitioning out of picture books, too-- lots to notice on each page and not a lot of text/dialogue. The chapters also break up its 200-page heft.

I liked this book; it was like reading a huge chapter book that had interesting GN appeal. I liked that no one took notice of Bolivar, except for Sybil. She believed in him when others were too busy to even notice. A good book about two unlikely friends 💕 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#WeekendRead and #SaturdayLunch courtesy of ze husband - make your own tacos with all the fabulous fix-ins.

Bolivar loves quoting Dr. Ian Malcolm as much as the rest of us.

Bolivar is the last dinosaur and all he wants is to keep a low profile, listen to records in his NYC apartment, visit museums, and peruse used bookstores. When the little girl next door realizes what Bolivar really is things get complicated.

I ended up reading this 200-some page book to my 3 year old 3 times in a week upon his request. Thanks again @Librariana

#BookHaul from Barnes & Noble.

Thanks again for introducing me to Bolivar @Librariana

"He liked collecting used books and rummaging through old records."

More Bolivar detail for y'all on T-Rex Thursday! ??❤

The illustrations throughout this graphic novel/picture book mashup are exquisitely detailed (and took the debut author/illustrator SIX YEARS to complete!)

❤❤❤❤❤/5

I realize that #recommendsday is usually reserved for Wednesday, but I think T-Rex Thursdays could be a thing. Stay with me, Littens.

During #24in48, I read Bolivar and this darling dino of a graphic novel tale now has my heart.

The entire time I was reading it, I kept "aawwwing", looking over at my husband (who was extremely focused on a video game), and going "Honey! Looook!" I'm sure he looooved that ?

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Impossible not to love this engaging story about a young girl who discovers her next door neighbor is a dinosaur. No one believes her & when Sybil sets out to gather evidence, crazy adventures await. Soon the entire city realizes an unavoidable truth—dinosaurs aren‘t extinct! A seriously fun read about stepping outside your front door & really seeing the magic & mystery & possibility of the world around you. Oh yeah, beautiful illustrations too.🦖

Slow morning in the library made even slower by the fact that the computer keyboard is non-functional. So, more time to preview books. Opened this one when I was unboxing and it looks super cute so reading it first.