L UCY HAS A LONG, FUN DAY at the beach with her mom and dad. “Early bedtime!” says Mom as all three yawn and head for home. Lucy driſts off as Mom reads her a bedtime story, but later awakens to a dark, quiet house with everyone asleep except for her. She gathers her stuffed animal friends for company and tucks them in, one by one. Soon everyone begins to yawn again, sending Lucy peacefully to sleep. Featuring lyrical text and beautiful illustrations, this bedtime tale from Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley and Caldecott Honor artist Lauren Castillo evokes the splashy fun of the beach and the quiet of a moonlit night, with twenty yawns sprinkled in for children to discover and count. Use the fun activities in this kit with little ones — at bedtime or anytime Activity Kit Print ISBN 978-1477826355; Kindle ASIN B00N58XLKU ★ “[e] perfect bedtime story for the end of a busy day.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ e Horn Book Magazine, starred review ★ School Library Journal, starred review TWENTY YAWNS BY Jane Smiley Pulitzer Prize Winner ILLUSTRATED BY Lauren Castillo Caldecott Honor Artist I .
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L UCY HAS A LONG, FUN DAY at the beach with her mom and dad. “Early bedtime!” says Mom as all
three yawn and head for home. Lucy drifts off as Mom reads her a bedtime story, but later awakens to a
dark, quiet house with everyone asleep except for her. She gathers her stuffed animal friends for company
and tucks them in, one by one. Soon everyone begins to yawn again, sending Lucy peacefully to sleep.
Featuring lyrical text and beautiful illustrations, this bedtime tale from Pulitzer Prize winner Jane
Smiley and Caldecott Honor artist Lauren Castillo evokes the splashy fun of the beach and the quiet of a
moonlit night, with twenty yawns sprinkled in for children to discover and count.
Use the fun activities in this kit with little ones— at bedtime or anytime!
A c t i v i t y K i t
Print ISBN 978-1477826355; K
indle ASIN
B00N58X
LKU
★ “[The] perfect bedtime story for the end of a busy day.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Beach Day!I.Lucy has a fun day at the beach with her mom and dad. She loves playing in the sand and builds a sandcastle. What kind of sandcastle would you build at the beach? Draw a picture of it below.
Lucy loves her stuffed animal friends. She gives each one a name. Trace the letters of each animal’s name. Do your stuffed animal friends have names, too?
Draw a picture of your best animal friend below. Write his or her name on the line.
