A lyrical, read-aloud bedtime story, Lying Awake additionally features activities for the reader (including a recipe, a card game, and secret messages to decode,) and several pages of fascinating educational information about life on a boat and about various marine animals in the story.

Eight-year old Lanie is lying awake in her cozy bunk on her grandfather’s boat. Waiting for sleep, she listens to the noises of the marina and thinks back on her day of adventures on the tide flats with Grandfather. It was her birthday wish come true—to be on the boat with her grandfather, just the two of them.

The reader will get a feel for what it’s like to be on a boat, as well as discover some of the secrets of the tide flats.

Lying Awake is a perfect educational tool for the library or classroom, and a wonderful book for an adult to share with a child. Anyone who like boats, beaches, birthday wishes, and secrets of wildlife will enjoy this book!

Rave 5-star review from Midwest Book Review: "Lying Awake…is a thoroughly enjoyable picture book story about what it is like on a boat. More than just an amusing story, it’s also quite educational. …Lying Awake is delightful, entertaining, and highly recommended reading for children of all ages."

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