A joyful reunion ensues when the dinosaur's jelly-stained mouth emerges from a meadow that seems to sparkle with flowers, proving that a best friend is usually right where one needs them to be . --Publishers Weekly With impeccable comedic timing, a small Asian-presenting child with pale skin and straight black hair tied into spiky pigtails explains their predicament.A simple yet charming premise wonderfully executed. --Kirkus Reviews Gentle pacing and effective page-turns help build suspense. [Yoon's] u ncluttered mixed-media illustrations have a breeziness that matches the tone of the text , telegraphing to listeners that there's really nothing to worry about. If you know how to look, sometimes the impossible is possible. --The Horn Book The clever premise is carried out with heaps of humor and cheer , and the mixed-media illustrations are expressive and comical, including delightful spreads that appear to be the child's crayoned diagrams. A sweetly satisfying story with lots of laughs.
--Booklist Yoon's minimalist mixed media illustrations and generous use of white space activate the imagination, inviting readers into a hidden world of wonder, with the disappeared dino's contours revealed by rain sluicing off his back or jam staining his cheeks. This picture book's concise word count and conceit of directly addressing the reader make this an excellent interactive pick for a storytime for younger audiences , just make sure there's enough room for every child's invisible dinosaur to find a seat. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.