Title The Yawnicorn Series --- Author Emily Hamilton Illustrator Emily Hamilton Publisher Bloomsbury Children's Books - 2023 First Printing Bloomsbury Children's Books - 2023 Category Children Warnings None Website --- Main Characters Yawnicorn Main Elements Unicorns

A magical picture book featuring a very special unicorn, specially designed to help children settle down for bedtime.

Do you ever have trouble dropping off to sleep? Is your head all busy? Does your duvet feel itchy? Well, don't worry, because the Yawnicorn is here to help!

Yawnicorn knows when you can't get to sleep, and he's about to sweep you away on a magical nighttime adventure through rainforests, oceans and across the starry skies before bringing you home, nicely worn out and ready to fall into a happy, deep slumber.

This magical, soothing and reassuring story is perfect for anyone who has ever felt anxious or found it hard to get to sleep - perfect for bedtime, night after night. Get ready to join the Yawnicorn on an adventure you'll never forget! From the much-loved illustrator of The World Made a Rainbow.

For some reason, this is one book where I didn't mind the sketchy artwork. In fact I particularly liked the way the ostritch was drawn, though I wish the unicorn's legs weren't so noodlely. It's a nice mix of pastels and dark night scenes. The rhyming text is there to give kids something to think about when they can't sleep (though when I start daydreaming in bed, I'm even less likely to fall asleep!). But maybe imagining you're riding off on a unicorn will work better than counting sheep, the sheep thing never worked for me either.