When a good knight who’s keeping watch over the kingdom from the top of a “crumbly tumbly tower” hears a “very large, very loud roar” he knows right away that it’s a dragon. What he learns, to his surprise, is that it’s a very little dragon who wants a drink of water at bedtime. Being the good knight that he is, he feels compelled to oblige. This sets up the pattern for an extremely original, funny easy reader that blends the convention of perennial bedtime requests (the first dragon has two siblings) with knightly adventures. The author’s use of repetition, word play, and a few surprises will add to the young reader’s delight, as will Jennifer Pleca’s droll watercolor illustrations showing an increasingly put‑upon knight coming to the rescue of three wide‑eyed, wide‑awake little dragons. (Ages 4‑7)

The Good Knight is on his watch when he hears a sound. Roar! Is it a dragon? A great big dragon? He searches the woods and finds a surprise. Three very little dragons are almost ready for bed. But who will read to them, tuck them in, and kiss them good night? Is this a job for the Good Knight? Young readers, like the young dragons, will quickly fall under the Good Knight's spell.

"Stories of valiant knights slaying fearsome dragons are going to fall sadly flat after one reading of this bewitching tale." —Kirkus Reviews, pointer review

Reader Level 2: Level 2 is for Progressing Readers who can read longer sentences with simple dialogue. These books offer pictures and context clues, in-depth plot development, and are available in both fiction and nonfiction books.