A Kirkus Best Book!

A yawner in the best sense, this parade of sleepyheads isn't just a series of variations on the same motion―it offers a mix of repetition and low-key interactive surprises... Irresistibly somniferous. - KIRKUS REVIEWS

The art is colorful and engaging and the simple text has a defined focus. A quick story and exercise, perfect for nap or bed-time sharing. - School Library Journal

Children can make ... animals yawn on the subsequent pages, and the effect is just as goofily charming each time. Finally, it's the child's turn to yawn and go to sleep, piled up with all of the sleepy animals. Resistance (to yawning) is futile. - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

It's time for bed! The kitten yawns. Look. I think it is tired. All the little animals yawn. And the little kid? Does the little kid yawn too? You'll find out as you lift-the-flaps in this surprising book.

A sleepy time book filled with friendly flaps and tired animals. For toddlers aged 24 months and up, with a focus on the child's everyday life.

Author: Anita Bijsterbosch
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clavis
Published: 08/09/2016
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.00h x 8.50w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781605372273
Audience: Baby-Preschool


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/20/2016
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2016 pg. 183

About the Author
I'm Anita Bijsterbosch. I was born in 1961 in The Netherlands. My entire life, I have loved reading. As a child, I could spend hours thumbing through books, looking at the pictures and hoping I could one day make such beautiful illustrations myself. I studied the images down to the smallest detail and made up my own little stories to go along with them.

After high school, I took drawing and painting lessons in small galleries in my neighborhood. And I learned a lot from drawing and painting books. But I also mastered many techniques simply by experimenting with them on my own.

When my children were still young, I read them a bedtime story every night. I rediscovered that some picture books are real pieces of art. That's when I got the ambition to make my very own picture books.

I was remarked by the jury of the Key Colours International Illustrators Award 2012. The book Whose Hat is That? was published by Clavis Publishing and every book I have made since has been even more successful.