It can be hard to find books with a girl as the lead character, but this new title is about a girl named Marianne. It is written almost like a poem, with rhymes and, in some places, verses.
The adults in the story are concerned that Marianne has no friends and instead enjoys digging for bones on the beach. There, she uncovers a dinosaur skeleton and that night wishes that the bones come to life. Her wish comes true.
The dinosaur takes her through the sea, into a forest and finally to a magical island in the sky, where children and dinosaurs are having a party and, we are told, anything is possible. Marianne then returns to bed and the story ends with her surrounded by other children who are also digging for dinosaurs.
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