#259 of 1001 · April 16, 2021

Sometimes you just can’t sleep. Typically, the stress of a restless night stems from secondary concerns: how will this lack of rest affect me tomorrow? But perhaps the anxiety would melt away if you could embrace the state of wakefulness. And in The Insomniacs (written by @wolfandfox and illustrated by @benjaminhilts and @seanpeterhilts, also known as @brothershilts) a family does just that. A family moves twelve times zones and finds themselves unable to adjust to the jet lag. Their creative solution: nocturnality. Wolf plays her oddball premise seriously, allowing her characters to succeed by achieving a quirky new equilibrium in their lives. The Brothers Hilts, with a combination of pencil, charcoal, and digital techniques, employ a graphic style that accentuates both the strangeness and the beauty of the eponymous family’s personal evolution. #insomnia #insomniac #family #day #night #sleep #book #books #childrensbooks #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #beautifulbookcovers #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebookillustration #picturebookart #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #illustration #kidlit #kidsbooks #bookworm #booklover #booklovers #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #instabook #instabooks