It's Time to Hush and Say Good Night
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2024

It's Time to Hush and Say Good Night

By Chitra Soundar, Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrator)

A father guides his child through a dreamscape, soothing big emotions into peaceful sleep.

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32 pages
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A father embarks on a dreamlike journey with his toddler, weaving through roaring seas and inky nights. As he soothes his child with gentle rhymes, he navigates the vast landscape of toddler emotions. Will his tender lullabies guide them to a peaceful slumber? Inspired by ancient Indian lullabies, this enchanting bedtime tale promises a joyful drift into sleep.

From the publisher

Lull a little one to sleep with gentle rhyming verses and a mesmerizing swirl of imagery from the natural world, as a loving parent takes a child on a dreamlike journey. I give this kiss from me to you, to keep you safe till morning dew.At sunrise when the skies turn blue, I’ll be here to welcome you. Travel a lush dreamscape world as a father soothes his toddler toward sleep, weaving a quilt of dreams across the roaring seas and through the inky night–and dealing with some big toddler emotions along the way. Sumptuously illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat, this dream-ride of a bedtime book, written by renowned author Chitra Soundar and inspired by ancient Indian lullabies, is sure to leave little ones drifting toward a joyful sleep.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about bedtimeBooks about dreamsBooks about bedtime and dreamsBooks about father and child
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Book details

Publication
Published
October 1, 2024
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781536235531

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