Patty Labriola grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology. While working in the fashion industry, she became part of an entrepreneurial team in her early twenties, coaching others in business ownership. Her joy is found in surrounding herself with family, friends, and of course, children, many of whom inspire her creativity. The Yawn that Went Around the World is Patty's first book and collaboration with longtime friends and business associates, Dayna and Kathleen. Patty lives in Fort Salonga, New York with her husband, Dennis. Their daughters, Christy and Stephanie, along with their son-inlaw, Kevin, and granddaughters Emily, Beth, Kayla, and Jessica, turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.