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THE YAWNS ARE COMING!

Christopher Eliopoulos

Need a funny bedtime book that will stealthily bring on a snooze and still have your child asking to hear it night after night? Look no further than The Yawns Are Coming by Christopher Eliopoulos. Kids will be giggling through their own yawns as they enjoy this contagiously adorable bedtime story by the New York Times Bestselling illustrator of the Ordinary People Change the World books.
Two best friends have big plans for their sleepover. They aren't going to go to bed at all - they'll stay up playing all night long. But then it happens: The YAWNS show up! And as much as they try to outrun and hide from them, it's no use: The Yawns catch them. Maybe they could keep going anyway, but then a DOZE arrives... followed by the dreaded SNORES. Will our heroes escape the SLEEPIES?

Key selling points:
- Sleepytime help: This bedtime book is lively and full of laughs, and yet it ingeniously also inspires yawns, so it's a wonderful read before turning out the lights. (It reminds us of the Mary Poppins song "Stay Awake" in that way.)
- Irresistible creatures: These imaginary beings, the Yawns, Doze, Snores, and Sleepie, could not be cuter. We are envisioning stuffed versions of them soon.
- Companion book on the way: Watch for The Giggles Are Coming in 2021!

Christopher Eliopoulos is the illustrator of the New York Times Bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series of picture book biographies. He began his illustration career as a letterer for Marvel and has worked on thousands of comics, including his own Cosmic Commandos and Monster Mayhem graphic novels. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their identical twin sons (when the boys are home from college).
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Published 2020-04-28 by Dial

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Published 2020-04-28 by Dial

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Florida SSRA Jr. Award Iowa Bridge to Reading Award Texas 2 x 2 Reading List

Amid fun-filled antics in Eliopoulos's signature style, his use of soothing cool colors plays out against ample white space, cleverly centering exaggerated yawns and bleary eyes that are all too easy to mimic, making for a surprisingly soporofic read.

Every child who has had a sleepover can relate to this silly tale, which turns the important aspiration of staying up all night into an adventure... Hilarious bedtime fun, ideal for sharing - provided the dozes hold off.

When bedtime beckons, it will be impossible to get through this book aloud without summoning yawns - bedtime success is guaranteed.

Certain to be a favorite for many, this hilarious bedtime story will likely keep the kids up with laughter.

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Korean: Wisdomhouse

The vibrant, dynamic art calls up Winick's Hilo series, with playful, robust digital figures in cool-toned colors against white background, and the increasingly panicked and then sleepy expressions of the two pals match the book's action and pace.

Eliopoulos ably conveys the contagiousness of a yawn - and the contagiousness of kids' enthusiasm for sleepover fun. The not-sosleepy comic-style digital illustrations and speech-bubble-heavy text add accessibility and appeal.