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!
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★ “[The] perfect bedtime story for the end of a busy day.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ The Horn Book Magazine, starred review
★ School Library Journal, starred review
TWENTY YAWNS
BY
Jane SmileyPulitzer Prize Winner
ILLUSTRATED BY Lauren Castillo
Caldecott Honor Artist
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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.
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Counting Yawns
How
many yaw
ns can you count below?
How
many tim
es do you see the word YAW
N? ______________________________
How
many yaw
ns do you see in the illustrations? ______________________________
She saw G
randma
YA
WN
.
She saw G
randpaYA
WN
.She saw
Fred, the boy in
the book, YA
WN
.
She saw the m
oon
YAW
N.
She saw D
ad YA
WN
.She saw
Mom
YA
WN
.
She saw A
unt E
lizabeth YA
WN
.
She saw G
randma
YA
WN
.
She saw G
randpaYA
WN
.She saw
Fred, the boy in
the book, YA
WN
.
She saw the m
oon
YAW
N.
She saw D
ad YA
WN
.She saw
Mom
YA
WN
.
She saw A
unt E
lizabeth YA
WN
.
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Animal Names
Juno
FrankLeo
nard
Horne
tMathilda
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.
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What Doesn't Belong?!Lucy sees lots of fun things at the beach! Mark an X through the images below that do not belong at the beach.