Building toys: If your child likes to build, a dinosaur model or a LEGO set is a good choice for them. Figures and plushies: Kids with active imaginations do not need much.

Warmies fall on the cheaper end, around $30 for a standard-size plush, but the Pillowfort dinosaur is just $20. And the lower price doesn’t mean lower quality.

Pixar’s latest entry, “The Good Dinosaur,” is a disappointing effort that has the misfortune of arriving during the same year as “Inside Out.” The latter was one of the animation ...

While The Good Dinosaur was still in development, films like Frozen and Despicable Me 2 were being released, both of which triggered large changes in their audience's expectations.