The Yawn Heard 'Round the World

Scott Thomas

Ten Speed Press, 2003 - Juvenile Fiction - 30 pages

Here's your ticket to a '¬?round-the-world journey with a most unusual tour guide. Departing from Sarah'¬?s bedroom, her yawn makes an eastbound tour of the globe through Cuba, France, Chad, Russia, China, the blue Pacific, Peru. . .and beyond. Will it ever stop?!Bouncy rhymes and watercolor collages enliven each episode in this contagiously funny tale of a silent phenomenon familiar to even the most wide-awake sleepy-head in the world. Lift the flap to reveal the yawn'¬?s final destination. Spirited yet appropriate for bedtime.Teaches some light geography.

About the author

When he'¬?s not too sleepy, SCOTT THOMAS likes to juggle balls and clubs and think up adventures to try. A first-time children'¬?s book author, he works for a newspaper and lives with his family in Buffalo, New York.
TATJANA MAI-WYSS lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her husband, new baby, and crazy cat, Friday. This is her first picturebook.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Yawn Heard 'Round the World
• Author: Scott Thomas
• Illustrated by: Tatjana Mai-Wyss
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2003
• ISBN: 1582460515, 9781582460512
• Length: 30 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Bedtime & Dreams