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How to Catch a Dinosaur
Adam Wallace · Book · 2019
What hooked you in How to Catch a Dinosaur is the way it turns massive prehistoric creatures into playful, imaginative partners.
Films on the same thread
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Dean DeBlois · Film · 2019
Explores: utopia, loss of innocence, leadership.
If the creative pursuit of a prehistoric creature in How to Catch a Dinosaur delighted you, this film deepens that bond by exploring a true utopia between rider and dragon.
How to Train Your Dragon
Dean DeBlois · Film · 2025
Explores: Bridging the Divide, Acceptance of the Other, Challenging Tradition.
Much like the playful ingenuity found in How to Catch a Dinosaur, this story replaces fear with curiosity to build a bridge between a young boy and a legendary dragon.
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Film · 2019
Shares a thread with How to Catch a Dinosaur: Friendship.
After enjoying the imaginative quest in How to Catch a Dinosaur, you will appreciate how this story keeps the spirit of inter-species friendship alive through enduring traditions and shared memories.
The Good Dinosaur
Peter Sohn · Film · 2015
Shares a thread with How to Catch a Dinosaur: Friendship.
The charm of How to Catch a Dinosaur lies in its gentle focus on friendship, a theme that anchors this epic journey between an Apatosaurus and his unlikely human companion.
Series on the same thread
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
Zack Stentz · Series · 2020
Explores: Survival, Teamwork, Coming of Age.
While How to Catch a Dinosaur keeps things light, you will enjoy this survival story for the way it forces teens to use teamwork and clever problem solving against rampaging dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs
Bob Young · Series · 1991
Explores: Satire, Social Commentary, Family Dynamics.
If the humorous premise of How to Catch a Dinosaur appealed to your sense of fun, you will enjoy watching this prehistoric family navigate the absurdities of a modern world.
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Scott Kreamer · Series · 2024
Shares a thread with How to Catch a Dinosaur: Friendship.
Building on the dinosaur-focused excitement of How to Catch a Dinosaur, this series adds a layer of mystery and conspiracy that requires the same spirit of cooperation to survive.
Podcasts on the same thread
Story Pirates
Story Pirates · Podcast · 2026
Shares a thread with How to Catch a Dinosaur: Humor.
The same boundless imagination that fuels the traps in How to Catch a Dinosaur drives this podcast, where kids turn their wildest creative ideas into hilarious and collaborative sketch comedy.
Ologies with Alie Ward
Alie Ward · Podcast · 2026
Explores: intellectual curiosity, scientific wonder, human obsession.
If the curiosity about dinosaurs in How to Catch a Dinosaur sparked your interest, this show satisfies that same wonder by diving deep into the fascinating stories of our natural world.
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Common questions
Is How to Catch a Dinosaur part of a series?
Yes, How to Catch a Dinosaur is part of the How to Catch series created by the New York Times and USA Today bestselling team. The books follow the daring How to Catch Kids as they attempt to wrangle various creatures using creative traps and scientific thinking.
What is the main goal in How to Catch a Dinosaur?
The main goal in How to Catch a Dinosaur is for the How to Catch Kids to successfully capture a dinosaur in time for their school science fair. The story explores the humorous premise that dinosaurs might still exist among us today like birds and whales.
Who wrote How to Catch a Dinosaur?
How to Catch a Dinosaur was written by Adam Wallace. The book is part of a popular series produced by a New York Times and USA Today bestselling team known for creating adventurous stories that feature the How to Catch Kids attempting to trap elusive creatures.
Is How to Catch a Dinosaur a holiday book?
How to Catch a Dinosaur is often enjoyed as a Valentine's Day story. The book features the How to Catch Kids on a mission to wrangle a dinosaur for their school science fair, making it a popular choice for dinosaur fans during the Valentine's Day season.