- Picture Books
- Ages 2–6
- Comedy
Again!
Part of the Emily Gravett universeOpen the collection
A very funny bedtime read-aloud about a little dragon who keeps demanding the same story again. Perfect for toddlers, preschoolers and exhausted adults who know exactly how repeat reading feels.
- Best for2–6
- FormatPicture
- Length32 pp
- Read aloud~6 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Repetitive
- Conversational
- Comedic
Tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Warm
- Irreverent
- Heartwarming
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Cedric the little dragon loves his bedtime story so much that he wants it read again. And again. And again. As his parent gets sleepier and the story becomes shorter, Cedric becomes more frustrated, until his fiery tantrum burns a hole right through the book. Again! is a brilliant example of Emily Gravett's ability to turn book design into part of the joke. The physical page damage, repetition and escalating bedtime chaos make it irresistible to young children, while adults will recognise the nightly ritual with affectionate horror. The story is simple, but the timing is excellent: each repeated 'again' builds the comic rhythm. It is a high-value pick for bedtime battles, repetition-loving children, dragons, read-aloud performance and families who enjoy slightly mischievous humour.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
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- Best fit · 2–6
- Read aloud · 2–7
- Independent · 5–7
Prose load
Light
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Excellent
Works well for
- Reading aloud
- Bedtime
- Reading together
- Gift-buying
- Reluctant readers
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
4 / 5 · Bedtime-friendly
Sensitive-child
4 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- Bedtime
- Dragons
- Repetition
- Funny read aloud
- Book design jokes
Avoid if
- Wants calm sleepy bedtime
- Sensitive to tantrums
- Dislikes page damage gags
Particularly good for children who are…
- Bedtime battles
- Anger management
- Separation anxiety
- Reluctant reader
In the classroom
How it works in school.
A funny bedtime read-aloud about a dragon wanting one more story — repetition invites prediction and it gently opens talk about big feelings.
A book children love that happens to support school — never a stand-in for the texts a class is taught with. Reviewed for the classroom · June 2026.
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The specific delight is the hole burned through the book — the little dragon demanding the same bedtime story so many times that he sets fire to the final page in frustration. A two-year-old gets a perfect bedtime book about the exact thing they do every bedtime.
- Magic powers
- Family belonging
- Trickery and cleverness
Why parents love it
The Gravett that turns the design of the book itself into the punchline — actual hole burned through the last page, escalating bedtime tantrum, the read-aloud parent's exhaustion lovingly mocked. The book about reading-it-again that you will be asked to read again.
- Shared humour
- Bedtime appropriate
- Quick to read
- Beautiful illustrations
About the author & illustrator
Emily Gravett.
If you liked this
Three ways out of this book.
If you liked this, try…
Lateral matches. Same shelf, different texture.
Come into this from…
Easier or preparing reads — perfect lead-ins.
Where to go next…
Escalation reads — a step up in scale, silliness, or stakes.
Buy or borrow
Pick up a copy.
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