Emma's Story
Five years, one brilliant girl and a lot of dinosaurs. Here's how it all happened.
A tiny new explorer
Emma arrived on a frosty November morning, weighing 7lb 2oz, with a full head of dark hair. Grandad gave her a little green dinosaur that she still sleeps with every night.
First wobbly steps
In the garden at Nanna’s house, Emma let go of the bench and took six whole steps towards her toy dino. Everyone cheered so loudly that she sat straight down in surprise!
The big dinosaur day
Our first trip to the museum. Emma stood under the giant T-rex skeleton for twenty minutes, completely silent, then announced: "I need to see the bones again."
Sandcastle season
Our summer holiday by the sea. Emma refused to build a castle and built a "Sand-o-saurus" instead. It had a moat, three seashell eyes and was eventually eaten by the tide.
Back-garden palaeontologist
Dad buried toy fossils in the sandpit. Emma dug them all up with a paintbrush, labelled every one, and started a museum in the shed (entry: one biscuit).
Big school!
In September Emma started Reception with her dinosaur backpack and a huge smile. She has already taught her whole class how to say "Pachycephalosaurus".