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Chris Hardy, a native of California, decided to finally pursue her long-time dream of writing books that touch the hearts of children and adults alike. "Jake and the Pandemic" was her first book and it was inspired by her nieces' experiences during the pandemic as well as the adorable dog, Jake, who she adopted after the passing of her neighbor. Her second book, "Jake's Dreamland: Jake and the Purple Unicorn," was released in December 2021 and her third & fourth books, "Grateful Jake" and "Jake and the Biggest Yawn Ever," were released in early 2022.
Her writing goals are to create engaging stories filled with humor, life lessons and education to not only help children but also to help them thoroughly enjoy their book reading experience.
When she isn't engaged in her creative outlet of writing, she runs her business that she has owned since 2002 selling natural products. In her spare time, she enjoys going on walks with Jake, playing tennis with her 80-year-old mom, hiking in forests, riding bikes at the beach, vacationing in Hawaii, spending time with family and being grateful for all the good that is in her life.
Reviewed by Daniel D Staats for Readers' Favorite
It happened to me, and I am sure it will happen to you and your children. Within two minutes of starting to read Jake and the Biggest Yawn Ever by Chris Hardy, I began to Y-A-W-N. Our puppy friend, Jake, lets out the most enormous yawn, which takes on a life of its own. It goes out of the house and around the neighborhood. Yawns are contagious, and everyone in town starts to yawn. Not only the humans begin yawning, but the lizards, the squirrels, and other animals. Yawn infects all the animals and humans with yawning. Chris wanted to write a book that would help children fall asleep but has succeeded in authoring a book that will cause us all to yawn. Kids will love this book and will want to read it repeatedly. I challenge you to read this book to your children and not yawn.
Once again, Chris Hardy has written a classic in Jake and the Biggest Yawn Ever. This is the second book about Jake that I have read, and it is even better than the first. Chris knows how to hold the attention of children. Her illustrator is Wally_LL again. Her drawings are even better than the last time. Children will enjoy guessing which animal is on the next page. They will delight in watching all the various animals yawn. Chris hit the ball out of the park with this simply delightful children’s book. She states her goal in writing this book was to help children sleep. Reading this story to your children as they go to sleep may take several nights to finish. Chances are your children will fall asleep before you finish reading.
