Dinotopia is a beautifully illustrated picture book with an exciting story about people who get stranded on a mysterious island populated by highly intelligent dinosaurs that live (mostly) in harmony with each other and the humans that have joined their society.
It’s a family-friendly dinosaur world that already has great art, deep mythology developed over several additional picture books and novels (and a few just-okay TV shows and movies), and even elements of the world that would translate directly into really cool rides.