"Can YOU read this book without yawning a yawn?"
No, I couldn't. Heck, just thinking about a book about yawns was enough to make me break out in yawns. Written to be an effective bed time story, I'd say that author Chris Hardy met her goal. Inspired by her own dog, Jake, the whimsical illustrations and soothing, lyrical flow definitely is enough to lead a reader to at worst stifle a yawn. I wonder how many parents have fallen asleep in the midst of reading this to their children?
Although the Biggest Yawn Ever is visualized as a sort of ghostly spirit in the night, the character of Jake is, as noted, based on Hardy's real life dog, a rescue that, in turn, came to live with Hardy's family when his human passed. Hardy has formed a company around Jake that pledges to donate a portion of every sale to the likes of the Humane Society, rescue shelters, or St. Jude's and the Ronald McDonald House. Good dog, Jake. Keep up that contagious yawn.
Thanks to #NetGalley and #BooksGoSocial for introducing me to Jake and that, oh, so contagious yawn. Now I think I need to go take a nap.
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