Twenty Yawns

"Bestselling author Jane Smiley's first picture book is a quiet reflection of a day at the beach, enjoying nature and family, culminating in the warm tiredness of a summer night." - Seira Wilson, Amazon Editor

A Huffington Post Best Children€s Book of the Year

From Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley and Caldecott Honor artist Lauren Castillo.

As her mom reads a bedtime story, Lucy drifts off. But later, she awakens in a dark, still room, and everything looks mysterious. How will she ever get back to sleep?

Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley€s first picture book, illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Lauren Castillo, evokes the splashy fun of the beach and the quietude of a moonlit night, with twenty yawns sprinkled in for children to discover and count.