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A Dinosaur Story: Stuck in the Mud

A Dinosaur Story about Listening

Damian Harvey, Author

Hannah Wood, Illustrator

Series: A Dinosaur Story

Imprint: Franklin Watts

Publication date: August 28, 2025

Category: Picture storybooks

ISBN: 9781445189826

Series: A Dinosaur Story

Imprint: Franklin Watts

Publication date: December 12, 2024

Category: Picture storybooks

ISBN: 9781445189819

Each book in the A Dinosaur Story series follows a group of dinosaur friends who get into some sticky situations but in doing so, helps them to learn about good manners and behaviour.

In Stuck in the Mud, Seren wants to play with her friends. Before she goes, her mum says ‘stay away from the swamp’ but Seren wasn’t listening. Throughout the story, different characters try to tell Seren and Steg to stay away but they don’t listen and, before they know it, they’re stuck in the swamp mud. Luckily their friends had followed them and help them out. Seren realises that the importance of listening.
The A Dinosaur Story series is great to read aloud or to share with friends and family. Each book includes notes for parents, teachers and care-givers which give suggestions for how to reinforce and extend understanding of the message of each book.

The series also supports the Personal, Social and Emotional Development Area of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage, and is suitable for use with children in KS1. Suitable for children aged 3+.

Damian Harvey

Damian Harvey lives in North Wales with his lovely wife, Vicky. He has three wonderful daughters, one brilliant boy and a cat called Polly. He has written more than 130 books for primary school aged children and is busy writing more. When he isn’t writing, Damian loves visiting schools, libraries, bookshops, festivals and anywhere that will have him, where he shares stories, talks about writing and gets people excited about books and reading. You can find out more about Damian by visiting http://www.damianharvey.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @damianjharvey