Personalised dinosaur puzzle adventure book for your child

What happens in your child and the Missing Dino Map

1. Your child finds a torn map with a Stegosaurus clue.
2. Footprint patterns point towards the fern maze.
3. A fossil riddle reveals the next piece by the river.
4. Your child decodes symbols beneath the rocky arch.
5. The completed map leads to a dinosaur gathering at sunset.

How the first page could read

At breakfast, your child spotted something tucked beneath the fruit bowl: a scruffy piece of map, marked with three-toed footprints. On the back was a message in neat, scratchy lines. “Find the clues. Follow the plates. Trust your sharp eyes.” Outside, a Stegosaurus was waiting by the garden gate.

Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.

Why this story works

This personalised dinosaur puzzle adventure book gives curious 6–9-year-olds a story with something to work out on every stage. Rather than simply travelling through a dinosaur world, your child follows footprint patterns, matches map symbols and reads a fossil riddle left by a thoughtful Stegosaurus. The clues create natural pauses for children to predict where the trail will go next or point out details in the pictures. Their name, age and little details can appear in a 32-page book made from one photo, helping your child feel central to the search. Choose storybook watercolour, animated film, bold cartoon or coloured pencil artwork to suit the way they like their dinosaurs drawn.

Reading it together

• Pause at each clue and ask your child what they think the Stegosaurus wants them to notice.
• Let your child trace the map route with a finger as you read each new part of the quest.
• Use the final page to invite your child to draw their own three-clue dinosaur map.

Suggested art style: Coloured pencil

Coloured pencil artwork makes the map markings, fossils and tiny clue details clear for young puzzle-solvers. A sidekick idea: a clue-writing Stegosaurus with a leaf satchel. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.