COLORING PAGE
A tail at the window
Color the curtains and the tail from the book. What do you imagine is just outside?
Open the coloring pageTHE ONCE I WAS A… SERIES
Once I Was a Dinosaur
Written by Sharon Benari Bounik and Leo Forest Bounik
Illustrated by Noam Venturero
One night, a child notices something strange. There’s a claw where a hand should be, and a tail to fit through the window. A gentle bedtime adventure about curiosity and finding your way back home.
A GLIMPSE INSIDE
The first little clue
As you read, look for the clues that the child is changing. What would you notice first if it happened to you?
PLAY WITH THE STORY
The dream workshop
For little readers who want to keep imagining after the last page.
MAKE A STORY
Once I was a…
Pick a creature and draw what happens first, next, and at the end.
Open the story sheetDRAWING GAME
Follow the footprints
Invent three places to visit, then draw a trail that leads your creature back to bed.
Open the drawing game