Why Triceratops?

Was it Danny Dunn that made Triceratops my favourite childhood dinosaur?

Why Triceratops?
Danny Dunn

When I saw George Penney's post & thread:

It took me back to the mid-1970s, Te Atatu North Library and Danny Dunn:

I remember reading all the Danny Dun books they had, think ordered in the ones they didn't. It was a mix of science and fiction, mostly around the kids getting into, out of, scrapes with the Professor's inventions. It was unusual for me as even then—age 8-10—I mostly read non-fiction.

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