Illustrations and rhyming text present some of the different ways dinosaurs can express their love, from cleaning up after making a mess to smiling sweetly instead of roaring.

Describes how a little dinosaur counts from one to ten, using the toys and other things around him.

A young dinosaur shows how to stay friends even after having a terrible fight with his very best friend.

Devoted dinosaurs groom, walk, and feed their dogs.

At first, the dinosaurs try to bring home all manner of wild beasts, but in the end, they learn to bring home an appropriate animal from a shelter or pet store and to love and care for it with attention.

In rhyming text, naughty dinosaurs learn the importance of having good manners, saying "please" and "thank you," and never, ever making a mess.