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Jory John's Goodnight Already is a very funny bedtime book for 5 year olds about a bear who just wants to sleep and the duck next door who won't let him.
Bear has never been so tired. He could sleep for weeks! Duck has never been so awake. And he's wondering what his old pal Bear is up to...
Then Duck's at the door. Does Bear want to play cards? No. Watch a film? No. Make smoothies? Start a band? No and no. Then Duck asks about cards again (you already said that, Bear points out).
Every time Bear gets back into bed, Duck finds a new reason to turn up. Can he borrow some sugar? Butter? Just some cookies, if that's easier? Later he lets himself in with the spare key, because a stubbed beak is clearly an emergency.
It's told almost entirely in their back-and-forth, so it's perfect for doing the voices. You get to be the grumpy one AND the chirpy one!
Anyone who's been woken up once too often will feel for Bear. And the ending turns the tables in the best way.
If they love this pair, there's more Bear and Duck in I Love You Already, where Duck decides a lazy weekend morning is the perfect time for a walk together.
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