Again!

A young dragon and parent read a bedtime story about a knight before bed. As the parent reads and re-reads the story, the dragon requests to hear it "Again!" The illustrations track the passage of time through each reading, showing changes in both characters' expressions and energy levels. The book's physical format allows the story-within-a-story to evolve with each retelling. This picture book explores common bedtime dynamics between parents and children, capturing both the comfort of routine and the tensions of resistance to sleep. The narrative speaks to themes of repetition, patience, and the universal experience of bedtime rituals.

Parents and children connect with the dragon's bedtime routine struggles and desire for repeated readings. Readers note the book mirrors real-life parent-child dynamics at bedtime. Likes: - Interactive elements that let kids join in the reading - Detailed illustrations with new things to spot on each reading - Fire-scorched hole in the back cover adds humor - Works on multiple levels for both parents and children Dislikes: - Some find the ending too abrupt - A few mention it's shorter than expected - Not all understand the page-burning concept Ratings: Goodreads: 4.0/5 (2,100+ ratings) Amazon: 4.5/5 (280+ ratings) Reader quotes: "Perfect for kids who always want 'just one more story'" - Amazon reviewer "The singed pages are genius" - Goodreads review "Captures that 'read it again' phase perfectly" - Library Thing review Several teachers report it works well for classroom read-alouds, with students requesting multiple readings.

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🐉 Author Emily Gravett created the distinctive dragon character in "Again!" by using a combination of pencil, watercolor, and crayon techniques. 📚 The book cleverly incorporates a "book within a book" format, as the baby dragon reads his own bedtime story about dragons. 🔥 The final pages of the book feature actual scorched holes, as if the frustrated dragon's fire has burned through the physical book itself. 🌟 "Again!" won the Kate Greenaway Medal Shortlist honor in 2012, recognizing excellence in children's book illustration. 😴 The story reflects a common bedtime behavior pattern among young children, who often request the same story multiple times as a way to delay sleep and seek comfort in familiarity.