The Yawns Are Coming!, Christopher Eliopoulos
The Yawns Are Coming!, Christopher Eliopoulos
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The Yawns Are Coming!

Author: Christopher Eliopoulos

Narrator: Jef Holbrook

Unabridged: 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/06/2021

Synopsis

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?

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!

About The Author

Christopher Eliopoulos began his illustration career as a letterer for Marvel and has worked on thousands of comics, including Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius, Pet Avengers, and Cow Boy, all of which he wrote and illustrated. He is the illustrator of the New York Times–bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series of picture book biographies. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their identical twin sons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephany on June 20, 2020

This book is so much fun to read for a bedtime story. We all remember having our friends over for sleepovers and all the things we did to stay awake ALL NIGHT LONG! The illustrations of bringing the yawns, the doze, and the sleepy to life are the cutest. My girls absolutely love this picture book.......more

Goodreads review by MeganRuth on September 25, 2020

Super fun and creative book. I love the visual representation of contagious yawns. You can't resist the "Yawns" no matter how hard you try. I think this could make a great storytime read for toddlers to lower elementary.......more

Goodreads review by Milton Public on September 26, 2021

If you haven't read this picture book you are missing out! Two best friends are having a sleepover and have made a list of all the fun things they are going to do whilst staying up all night long. Out of nowhere, one of the friends sees the Yawns coming. Although they try as hard as they can, the Ya......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on August 09, 2021

Two friends have made a list of all the things they are going to do on their sleepover instead of actually sleeping. They go down the list having a great time until, all of a sudden, The Yawns are coming!! Ack!! Hilarious and fun, there will be lots of involuntary yawning in the audience as the......more

Goodreads review by Alida on August 25, 2021

Super cute story......more

Quotes

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

"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." —Kirkus

"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." —Publishers Weekly

"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." —BCCB

"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." —Horn Book

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